Why ending restrictive covenants would be wrong

Contract under magnifying glass

Beverley Sunderland explains why brokers need restrictive covenants in business.

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid, recently announced a ‘call for evidence' to look at whether post termination restrictions (restrictive covenants) in employment contracts act as a ‘barrier to employment, innovation and entrepreneurship and prevent British start-ups from prospering'.

Numerous cases in broking recently, brought in the High Court, have been as a result of alleged breaches of restrictive covenants and so any changes in the law would particularly

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