Restrictive Covenants: Spot the difference – restrictions in sale and shareholder agreements

The courts take a markedly different approach to enforcing covenants in sale-and-purchase and investor agreements compared to those in employment contracts, reports Sam Whitaker ‘Generally, the courts treat restrictive covenants in sale-and-purchase agreements (SPAs) more favourably than those in employment contracts. This is because they assume the parties have equal bargaining power.’ Restrictive covenants in …
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Restrictive Covenants: One step beyond?

Gary Freer examines a recent case in which the court awarded gain-based damages for breach of employees’ restrictive covenants ‘The Wrothan Park decision was an exception to what was then the general rule that damages based on the wrongdoer’s gain are not available to remedy a breach of contract.’ In claims for damages for breach …
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