Restrictive Covenants - Are they worth it?

Speaker: Russell Brown, Glaisyers

Who should attend? Directors, business owners, HR Professionals.

The seminar will cover the following points:-

An explanation of the various types of restrictive covenants and how they work.
- The approach taken by the Courts to restrictive covenants.
- How do you create an argument to justify enforcing restrictive covenants?
- How do you enforce restrictive covenants?
- How do you protect yourself against former employers threatening to sue you for inducing their former employees to breach covenants?
- Are they really worth the hassle?

Learning Objectives
By the end of the event, delegates will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of what types of business interest covenants are able to protect
- describe what type of covenants are likely to be appropriate for their business
- summarise the risks covenants create to the recruitment process
- define how to protect against the risk of injunction proceedings.

Speaker Biography
Russell trained with Glaisyers and qualified as a Solicitor in 2000, becoming a partner in 2006. He advises owner managed businesses to PLC’s across a diverse range of business sectors including retail, transport, engineering, IT, education and financial services, acting mainly for employers. Russell regularly acts for clients involved in litigation in Employment Tribunals, the High Court and the Employment Appeals Tribunal.

Russell is a frequent contributor to a wide range of employment law publications. He is a regular speaker on the subject to both clients and the media. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Manchester Law Society Employment Law Committee and the CIPD Manchester Public Policy Panel.