Employment Covenants and Confidential Information: Law, Practice & Techniques, 3edition

Written by two specialist employment law practitioners, this book provides a comprehensive yet practical analysis of law and good practice, setting out the law, practice and appropriate strategy from both the employer's and employee's point of view. It offers guidance on how to prevent competitive conflicts arising and what to do when they occur, what activities an employee or ex-employee may undertake and what they may not, practical steps to avoid potential conflict when drawing up a contract and the remedies available for breach of contract. The edition contains new coverage of fiduciary duties, team moves and evidence gathering, as well as updated information on springboard injunctions, mediation, structure of employment contracts, inducements to employees to remain and multi-jurisdictional covenants.



contents

Aim and synopsis of the book
The employment relationship
The implied duty of fidelity
Employee fiduciary duties
Express terms of the contract of employment
Confidential information
Database rights
Practical steps to protect the employer’s interests
Termination of employment
Legitimate protection for the ex-employer
Reasonableness of express covenants
Drafting restrictive covenants
Introducing/varying restrictive covenants
Interim remedies: general
Specific interim remedies
Final remedies
International elements
Discovering competitive activity: the immediate practical issues
Team moves