Restrictive
Covenants

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Restrictive covenants in employment contracts can play an important role in protecting an organisation’s commercial interests and managing risks when an employee leaves the business.

Whether you need to draft or enforce restrictive covenants in employment contracts or protect your business from breached restrictive covenants, our relationship driven lawyers will use their legal expertise to guide you to protect your business interests whether this be a commercial deal, or court proceedings and injunctive relief, or a combination of both.

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What are the types of restrictive covenants?

There are several different types of restrictive covenants an employer can use. These include:

  • Non-competition – this restricts your former employee from working for a competitor or setting up a competing business.
  • Non-solicitation – this restricts your former employee from approaching customers, clients, or prospective clients once they have moved to their new employer or set up their own business.
  • Non-dealing – this restricts your former employee from entering any contract between themselves, clients or prospective clients, even when the former employee does not initiate that contact.
  • Non-poaching – this restricts your former employee from approaching their previous colleagues to move to their new business or employer.

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