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team moveunlawful means conspiracyinducing breach of duty
Guy Carpenter v Willis
[2026] EWHC 361 (KB)
Key Principle
In a 'team move' dispute, departing senior employees who assist a competitor's recruitment by sharing confidential information before resigning may be liable, together with the recruiting employer, for unlawful means conspiracy and inducing breach of duty, but a claimant must prove the specific unlawful means and cannot establish a broader systematic poaching scheme on inference alone, nor obtain wide injunctive relief absent proof of continuing threat.
Area of Law
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