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When Is Client Contact Information Confidential?

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Confidentiality is a key consideration in any commercial endeavour. To retain a competitive edge in the market, a business will often do its utmost to maintain the confidentiality of client information and business...more

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New Jersey Appellate Division Declares Nondisparagement Provisions Valid Under State Law

In a decision that may be useful to employers drafting severance and litigation settlement agreements in New Jersey, a panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division found that provisions requiring parties not to disparage one...more

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Will we win? The odds of success in restraint of trade cases

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When an ex-employee goes to a competitor or starts poaching clients or staff, employers often look to a restraint of trade clause to protect key business assets such as client relationships or company confidential...more

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In-House Lawyers Can Be Subjected to Restrictive Covenant Agreements, A Recent Decision Suggests

Lawyers generally believe non-competes don’t apply to the profession.  That’s mostly true, including for in-house counsel.  A recent court decision calls this into question....more

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The Post-Employment Restraint As A Business Asset

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This is the case now more than ever given that the Supreme Court of Victoria’s decision in Just Group Limited v Peck [2016] VSC 614 (later affirmed on appeal) has arguably raised the bar for correctly drafting an effective...more

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A Few Things To Avoid When Drafting A North Carolina Covenant Not To Compete

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The Business Court closely examined a set of restrictive covenants last week in Sandhills Home Care,, LLC v. Companion Home Care-Unimed, Inc., 2016 NCBC 59. This decision collects a number of North Carolina Court of Appeals...more

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