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As more employers focus on offering flexible working for their employees, an increase in remote working and advancements in technology have led to employees becoming more trusted with sensitive business information.
Ensuring that you have well-drafted restrictive covenants is crucial to minimise your risk of losing clients and valued employees.
Restrictive covenants
We will support your organisation by reviewing your existing covenants in accordance with the most recent employment law developments, before recommending any amends or updates to remove any gaps.
If you need to enforce a restriction or respond to a request to oppose your restrictions, our employment law and HR lawyers will advise you on the most appropriate steps to take to minimise the risk of tribunal claims being brought forward.
Where a restrictive covenant has been breached, prompt intervention by our experts will minimise any loss, before taking the relevant legal action to protect your commercial interests.
Restrictive covenants
We are well versed at drafting restrictive covenants to ensure business interests are safe from exploitation.
Having advised clients across all sectors on their varying requirements, we have gained a specialism for advising employers with heavy sales, marketing and business development focus, in particular, marketing agencies, technology providers, security companies and professional service organisations.
If it becomes necessary to enforce restrictive covenants, our employment lawyers have considerable experience in all remedies, including enforcement proceedings at the High court.
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