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Alesco Risk Management Services v Bishopsgate Insurance Brokers Ltd

Alesco Risk Management Services Ltd v Bishopsgate Insurance Brokers Ltd [2019] EWHC 2839 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, England and Wales
Year2019
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

An unlawful 'team move' conspiracy claim must be proved by evidence rather than suspicion; lawful competition and recruitment is permissible, all employees owe a duty of fidelity but only some owe fiduciary duties depending on their role, and the claim fails where the alleged unlawful means are not established.

Area of Law

General

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