Knowledge, skills, reputation and relationships lie at the heart of every successful business. They are all assets, entrusted to an organisation’s employees on a daily basis, which need to be protected.
This protection can come in the form of suitably drafted contracts of employment including confidentiality and restrictive covenant clauses. These are designed to protect a business should any of its senior employees leave to join a competitor or to set up a rival business of their own.
Hill Dickinson’s team of specialist employment lawyers can advise clients on the most effective way to protect their business interests. We can provide expert advice and support with:
- Reviewing existing practices to determine whether they are sufficiently robust or put business assets at risk
- Drafting restrictive covenants to ensure clients have the business protection they need
- Preparing confidentiality agreements
- Enforcing or defending claims involving restrictive covenants in the High Court, including injunction applications
- Recruiting senior employees from competitors
- Negotiations and dispute resolution
- Strategic planning to deter employees from moving to a competitor
