Where an employee leaves to compete against the employer there are four possible causes of action the employer could seek to rely upon. Firstly, the employer might point to a restrictive covenant and seek to enforce that. Secondly, the employer might seek to rely on a confidentiality clause in the contract of employment. Thirdly, the […]
injunction
The Employment Injunction
Injunctions to restrain a dismissal When an employee is dismissed generally the employee will sue for unfair dismissal in the EAT. However, there are circumstances where an employee will attempt to injunct the dismissal in the High Court. Beginning with Fennelly v. Assicurazoni Generali SPA (Unreported Ex tempore, (Costello P.) 13th August, 1997 the High […]
