United Kingdom severancerestrictive covenants

Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd

[2019] UKSC 32

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtSupreme Court

Year2019

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A non-compete clause in an employment contract can be saved by severance of an unreasonable part (a prohibition on holding shares) if the remaining clause is reasonable and supported by consideration.

Area of Law

employment

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