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Contract: Nohow or contrariwise

Paul Brehony and William Gow consider the pendulum of case law in contractual interpretation ‘Parties should draft express provisions to clarify intention and not rely on pre-contractual representations or negotiations.’ In Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society [1997], Leggatt LJ cited Alice Through the Looking Glass when rejecting the interpretation adopted by …

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Restrictive Covenants: The employer strikes back

David von Hagen and Louise Lawrence of Winckworth Sherwood discuss recent decisions on restrictive covenants and their implications ‘Employers might feel safer investing substantial sums in injuncting employees who have joined, or who are thinking of joining, the competition.’ A series of recent High Court decisions about the interpretation and enforceability of restrictive covenants and …

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