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Employee risk considerations for private capital investors

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Employee activism is increasingly becoming a focal point within the private equity sector, as employees leverage their voice to influence company policies and practices. This shift towards a more vocal workforce has prompted...more

White & Case LLP

Increasing antitrust spotlight on labour market issues in the UK

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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (the "CMA") has published a research report on competition and market power in labour markets. The report is likely to reinforce the CMA’s determination to use its competition law...more

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Is the UK Government Getting Cold Feet on Capping Non-competes to 3 Months?

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On May 10, 2023, the UK government announced its intention to limit the duration of non-compete restrictions in employment contracts to three months. This was part of a package of measures announced to boost the productivity...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Non-Competes: Movement on both sides of the Atlantic

Non-compete provisions are receiving a lukewarm reception by the authorities on both sides of the Atlantic at the moment. With plans to make changes in the UK being actively discussed, and at a federal level in the United...more

Hogan Lovells

Time please - UK government announces Brexit-related employment law changes

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The government has announced that it will not repeal most retained EU law at the end of the year as originally planned. However, it is planning to use Brexit-related freedoms to amend some aspects of the Working Time...more

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UK Follows US FTC Proposal and Issues its Own Non-compete Proposals

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The UK government on May 10, 2023, announced its intention to limit the length of post-employment non-compete clauses (i.e., restrictions prohibiting an employee from going to work for a competitor or to start a rival...more

Dechert LLP

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter: UK Government Launches Consultation into Potential Reform to Employee Non-compete...

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The use of non-compete provisions, coupled with other forms of post-termination restrictions, has become increasingly commonplace in employment contracts – particularly for senior executives and those in key business or...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

On Eve of US Independence Day, UK High Court Gives Insight on Employee Independence in Noncompetition Agreement Case

Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd., the first employment competition case to reach the UK’s highest court in over a century was decided on July 3, 2019, changing the landscape for noncompetition agreements in the UK....more

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