{"id":2785,"date":"2017-08-02T17:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.com\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:43:29","slug":"restrictive-covenants-enforceability-from-a-global-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/restrictive-covenants-enforceability-from-a-global-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictive Covenants Enforceability from a Global Perspective\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font_8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shutterstock 243668662\" class=\"  wp-image-2794 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_243668662.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_243668662\" width=\"245\" height=\"163\" \/>Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with my fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/irglobal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IR Global<\/a> members to discuss the use and enforceability of restrictive covenants in employment contracts, and how different countries across the Globe view such covenants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Every company has information, customer goodwill, and other valuable assets that are considered both integral and invaluable to its success. Limiting the use of this information by employees and protecting goodwill after the term of their employment contract can be vital to the protection of a market position. An accepted method of providing this protection is to include restrictive covenants in employment contracts, which are designed to prevent certain information being used by competitors, while providing for damages should those agreements be breached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">\u00a0For companies with operations in multiple locations, understanding this is of critical importance. It is also important to acknowledge that restrictive covenants will only be enforceable if they are deemed to be reasonable in terms of their scope and the fairness of the restrictions they place upon an employee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\"><span class=\"wixGuard\">\u200b<\/span>In this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.wixstatic.com\/ugd\/460460_a33ce752764c48049c548987b45ebd6d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feature article<\/a>, we discuss valuable insight into how these protections are applied across a range of jurisdictions, and assess the enforceability of contracts containing restrictive covenants, options in the event of a breach of covenant and best practices to avoid any potential problems before they occur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\"><span class=\"wixGuard\">\u200b<\/span>Conn Maciel Carey LLP is a proud member of IR Global in the Employment Law Group. IR Global is a multi-disciplinary professional services network that provides advice to companies and individuals across 155+ jurisdictions. Their Virtual Series publications bring together a number of their network\u2019s members to discuss a different practice area-related topic. The participants share their expertise and offer a unique perspective from the jurisdiction they operate in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\"><span class=\"wixGuard\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with my fellow IR Global members to discuss the use and enforceability of restrictive covenants in employment contracts, and how different countries across the Globe view such&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":9557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[817],"tags":[826,850],"class_list":["post-2785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-technology-privacy-data-security","tag-policy-handbooks","tag-trade-secrets-non-competes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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