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- Law reports
Updated to reflect that the Court of Appeal has scheduled Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others to be heard on 22 or 23 May 2019.
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- Date:
- 6 July 2018
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- Audio and video
The headlines are being dominated by "gig economy" employment status cases, but there are plenty of other important employment law cases coming up. We discuss the potential implications for employers of forthcoming rulings on whistleblowing, data protection, restrictive covenants, covert CCTV and violence at work-related social events.
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- Date:
- 25 May 2018
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- Audio and video
Special guest Patrick Brodie talks about using restrictive covenants to protect your business effectively.
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- Date:
- 8 February 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In Tillman v Egon Zehnder, the Court of Appeal held that a six-month non-compete clause that prevented the employee from being "concerned or interested in any business carried on in competition" after termination of employment was unenforceable as it would bar her from being a shareholder in a competing business.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal considered the enforceability of a post-termination restraint clause.
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- Date:
- 6 March 2017
- Type:
- Law reports
The High Court has held that two ex-employees breached their contracts of employment by misusing confidential information belonging to their former employer's business. However, the High Court found that the employer had not suffered any financial loss and that it was entitled to only nominal damages of £1 from each employee.
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- Date:
- 1 November 2016
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- Law reports
In Theedom v Nourish Trading Ltd (t/a CSP Recruitment) and another [2016] IRLR 866 HC, the High Court dismissed an employee's libel claim in respect of emails sent by his employer about his misconduct.
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- Date:
- 19 August 2016
- Type:
- Law reports
In DLA Piper's latest case report, the High Court awarded damages of £30,000 and gave an injunction to a company after a former employee breached restrictive covenants by using a combination of customer contact details and information from purchase logs acquired during his employment to poach customers.
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- Date:
- 21 June 2016
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- Law reports
The High Court has held that an employer's email to its clients advising that a named employee had been dismissed for gross misconduct was not defamatory. The employer had a defence to libel because the statement was substantially true.
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- Date:
- 1 June 2016
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- Law reports
Beth Staniland is a trainee solicitor, and Emma Cousins, Ciara Jenkins, Iain Naylor and Lucy Sorell are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
