Austin Knight (UK) Ltd v Hinds: 1994

A post employment restrictive covenant prevented the employee dealing with any of the employer’s clients whether or not he had himself dealt with them. The defendant would be known to only one third of the customers.
Held: The covenant was not reasonable and was ineffective.

Citations:

[1994] FSR 52

Cited by:

CitedAllan Janes Llp v Johal ChD 23-Feb-2006
The claimant sought to enforce a restrictive covenant against the defendant a former assistant solicitor as to non-competition within a certain distance of the practice for a period of three years. After leaving she had sought to set up partnership . .
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Employment

Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.240037