LIST OF CASES / Thomas v Farr Plc and anor CA 2007

Court of Appeal on 20th February 2007, [2007] EWCA Civ 118, reported at [2007] ICR 932 (also at [2007] IRLR 419)

NOTES

Thomas v Farr Plc and Anor, Court of Appeal on 20th February 2007, [2007] EWCA Civ 118, reported at [2007] IRLR 419

The full text judgment in this case is available free of charge on the BAILII website

Representation:

Mr Paul Nicholls instructed by Barlow Lyde & Gilbert for Mr Thomas

Mr Selwyn Bloch QC and Stuart Ritchie instructed by Herbert Smith LLP for Thomas v Farr Plc.

An example of a case in which:-

a 12 month post-termination restrictive covenant in a Managing Director's employment contract was held to be valid where it prevented the MD from acting without the consent of the company in one specialised sector, activity in that sector only being forbidden if the MD acted in such a way as to be in competition with the company.

For relevant general notes go to Restrictive covenants/a general note

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prepared March 2007