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There are circumstances in which non-competes are enforceable in the UK. Even if it doesn’t technically apply to your situation, it can end up with a court deci
by mprev 6y ago
There are circumstances in which non-competes are enforceable in the UK. Even if it doesn’t technically apply to your situation, it can end up with a court deciding. At the least, a bloody minded employer can make it too expensive and painful to hire you by taking out an injunction against the new employer.
Sadly, thinking non-competes don’t apply in the UK has led people to sign them glibly and then face problems later.
- simonbarker87 6y agoInteresting - I’ve been given the advice twice UK UK solicitors when signing VC deals that non-competes are unenforceable in the UK and not to bother fighting to remove them (we will did on the first raise and the VC took it off). I think the main argument used by the solicitor is that it’s illegal to stop someone from making a living. I’m not a lawyer, just going on experience here. You may well be correct