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Restraints of Trade Risk in Commercial Litigation

Restraints of trade are not uncommon in commercial contracts. Not getting them right represents a litigation risk. The session will review the key issues and recent developments, including: Disputes involving restraints of trade – valid or void or somewhere in between? Public

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Restraints of trade are not uncommon in commercial contracts. Not getting them right represents a litigation risk. The session will review the key issues and recent developments, including:

  • Disputes involving restraints of trade – valid or void or somewhere in between?
  • Public interest and restraints of trade – what is permitted and what is prohibited?
  • Identifying legitimate business interests in restraints of trade?
  • When does access to confidential information justify a restraint of trade?
  • What is meant by restraints of trade being reasonably necessary?
  • When restraints are disallowed – overreaching and when not necessary
  • Cascading restraint of trade clauses
  • Enforcing restraint of trade clauses – litigating and seeking injunctive relief
  • Case studies

Presented By

Glenn Fredericks
Barrister, State Chambers Sydney, NSW

Glenn is a barrister in State Chambers and is an experienced employment and corporate lawyer. He appears in many jurisdictions including the Supreme Court of NSW, the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, the Fair Work Commission and NCAT. He has published a number of articles on legal topics and regularly presents at seminars.

Glenn is listed in the Doyle’s Guide as Recommended Leading Employment Law Junior Counsel.

Glenn was with Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills) for 10 years (including 7 years as a partner) and worked with clients in a variety of industries on significant employment and workplace relations matters, as well as dealing with corporate issues.

Before coming to the Bar, Glenn was a senior lawyer with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for 8 years, where he led both legal and HR teams. Glenn gained significant ‘hands-on’ experience in workplace relations in his early career at the NSW Nurses’ Association.

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0.5 CPD units

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