Restraint of trade (1): letter before claim from employer to former employee

Resource type: Standard document

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

An example letter before claim to be used as a starting point by the solicitors acting for an employer who discovers that a former employee is proposing to compete, or is competing, with it in breach of the employee's post-employment obligations. The competition involves the employee joining one of the employer's competitors and their breach may concern the use of confidential information and/or breach of other restrictive covenants.

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Resource ID: 1-509-0250
Products: PLC UK Employment, PLC UK Employment Firmstyle, PLC UK Public Sector
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Restraint of trade (2): letter before claim from employer to employee's new employer Restraint of trade (2): letter before claim from employer to employee's new employer (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic4-509-0277)
Restraint of trade (3): reply to former employer's letter before claim Restraint of trade (3): reply to former employer's letter before claim (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic0-509-0279)

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