contractofemployment

15

Aug

2022

Restrictive Covenants and Employers' Legitimate Business Interests

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

When it comes to considering the enforceability or otherwise of restrictive covenants in employment contracts, judges are required to focus on the need of employers to protect their legitimate business interests. The Court of Appeal emphasised that...

18

Jul

2022

Banker Discovers the Limitations of the Spoken Word as a Contractual Tool

Emma-Louise Hewitt's picture

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The spoken word inevitably leaves room for misunderstanding and differences of recollection and is far from an ideal medium for the making of contracts. The point was made by a High Court case that focused on a hotly disputed conversation between an...

16

Dec

2021

Employment Contracts and the Implication of Terms by Custom and Practice

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Workers wishing to discern the extent of their entitlements need usually do no more than read their employment contracts. As one case showed, the occasions when further rights are to be implied into a contract, having been established by custom and...

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