Business protection

All businesses are becoming increasingly exposed to their confidential information being disclosed and their intellectual property rights being breached due to the advance of mobile ‘smart’ devices and social media. It is therefore more important than ever that businesses take steps to safeguard their confidential information and to protect their intellectual property. Our experienced team can help with this. We can advise on:
For clients who take our employment insurance we can also offer insurance for the pursuit and defence of restrictive covenants. This will cover:
a) A dispute with your employee, ex-employee or another party which arises from your employee or ex-employee’s breach of a restrictive covenant where you are seeking
financial remedy or damages provided that the restrictive covenant:
i) is designed to protect your legitimate business interests, and
ii) is evidenced in writing and signed by your employee or ex-employee and
iii) extends no further than is reasonably necessary to protect the business interests and
iv) does not contain restrictions in excess of 12 months.
b) A dispute with another party who alleges that you have breached their legal rights protected by a restrictive covenant.