
Risk manager’s restraint of trade remains even while appeal is pending
Allowing an appeal to suspend the restraint would render the firm’s contractual protection meaningless, as the restraint period could expire before an appeal is heard.

Allowing an appeal to suspend the restraint would render the firm’s contractual protection meaningless, as the restraint period could expire before an appeal is heard.

A recent judgment suggests employers may lose the right to enforce restraints of trade when they terminate staff for misconduct.

The FSP failed to prove the existence of a protectable or that the restraint had been breached.

Two insurance brokers found themselves under the scrutiny of the Labour Court, as they were called to account for soliciting clients from their previous employer.