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Restrictive Covenant Advice London

We have considerable experience advising, drafting and litigating employment law restrictive covenants. If you have a restrictive covenant related query, please call us on 0203 178 5361.

Conveniently located in London (Mayfair and the City), we provide expert restrictive covenant advice with a direct and personal approach at significantly competitive rates. We have a number of lawyers with considerable experience and expertise in the area.
 
We understand employers' concerns and their need to protect their business interests. We also understand employees' desires to take their contacts, knowledge and experience to progress their careers. Our specialist, practical experience will ensure that the advice you receive is specific to your individual requirements.
 
Please find below a detailed restrictive covenant overview and our approach to restrictive covenant advice.

What is a Restrictive Covenant?

A restrictive covenant - otherwise known as a post termination restriction - is a constraint on what employees can do after they leave their employer.
 
Restrictive covenants are used in employment contracts to protect an employer's confidential information, customer/supplier relationships and/or their workforce.
 
An employer cannot impose a restrictive covenant merely to stop someone competing, but it can seek to stop that person using or damaging something which legitimately belongs to it.
 
We provide restrictive covenant advice on the four main types of restrictive covenants:

• Non-competition covenants ­ are primarily used to prevent former employees from disclosing confidential information (amounting to a trade secret), directly competing with your business or working for a competitor. (This can be restricted to a certain geographic area and time frame.)

• Non-solicitation covenants ­ to prevent an employee from soliciting the customers/clients/suppliers (and sometimes potential customers/clients) of the employer.

• Non-dealing covenants ­ to stop former employees dealing with customers/clients/suppliers (and sometimes potential customers/clients) of the employer, irrespective of the direction of approach.

• Non-solicitation of staff covenants ­ stop former employees from poaching your current staff.

The four main types of restrictive covenants are designed to protect the employer's business. An employer's confidential information can also be protected by a simple confidential information clause restricting ex- employees from using information belonging to the employer. This might be while they are working out a period of notice or after they leave.

How can our expert restrictive covenant advice help protect your business?

Based in London all our lawyers provide the same quality service and advice of large City firms, but with a direct and personal approach.
 
Our London-based team of lawyers has extensive experience in providing restrictive covenant advice to both individual employees and employers in circumstances where the breach (or potential breach) of these contractual provisions arise.
 
We also offer restrictive covenant advice to corporate clients on preventative measures (for example ensuring that employment contracts are drafted to protect an employer's business as far as possible.)
 
The issues that arise in relation to restrictive covenants will vary from case to case and from employee to employee. Our professional guidance and restrictive covenant advice will help ensure the protection of the employer's business.
 
If you require restrictive covenant advice, please call our specialist London team on 0203 178 5361 or click here to contact us by another method. We have offices in both Mayfair and the City and would be happy to meet with you at either location to advise you on your employment matter.

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