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ALERT: Post termination restraints unenforceable where termination by employer’s repudiation

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The Victorian Court of Appeal has affirmed that post termination restraints in an employment contract were unenforceable because the employment termination occurred by reason of the employer’s repudiation of employment contract and the employee’s acceptance of that repudiation: Crowe Horwath (Aust) Pty Ltd v Loone [2017] VSCA 181 The decision of the trial judge, Justice […]

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ALERT: Post employment termination restraints – enforceability where termination occurs by reason of Employer’s repudiatory conduct

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A very recent decision of McDonald J in the Victorian Supreme Court (Crowe Horwath (Aust) Pty Ltd v Loone [2017] VSC 163, 4 April 2017) deserves the attention of anyone who deals with issues relating to post termination restraints in employment, whether that be in the formulation of contractual clauses on that subject, or the […]

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