Restrictive Covenants Masterclass with Matrix Chambers

Introduction

Led by Mathew Purchase KC, this virtual classroom seminar will provide employment practitioners with a masterclass in drafting, enforcing, and litigating restrictive covenants.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Identifying the legitimate interest which requires protection
• Trade secrets and confidential information
• Clients or customers
• The workforce
• Others?
• Identifying the nature of the restriction
• Non-solicitation
• Non-dealing
• Non-competition
• Confidentiality
• Reasonableness
• What exactly should be protected or prohibited by the covenant?
• Geographical and time restrictions
• Changes in circumstances
• Clear and effective drafting
• Precision
• Clarity
• Agreements as to reasonableness
• Severability
• Enforcing and avoiding restrictive covenants
• Making and responding to interim relief applications
• Pre-action steps and without notice applications
• The nature of the injunction; springboard injunctions
• Offering and accepting undertakings
• Disclosure
• Costs

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.