Mason v Provident Clothing and Supply Co: HL 28 Jul 1913

Appellant had been engaged by the respondents under an agreement seriously curtailing his opportunities of earning his living. Held that inasmuch as the agreement embodied restrictions which were not reasonable or necessary for the protection of the respondents’ business it was void.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Haldane) and Lords Dunedin, Shaw, and Moulton

Citations:

[1913] UKHL 558, 51 SLR 558

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Contract

Updated: 31 January 2022; Ref: scu.632750