Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards

date posted 11th January 2006 13:50

Thanks Ben for putting it so nicely,

Lorna
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From: "Ben Butterfield" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards


>
> Ok. As a recruitment consultant, I come up against these clauses all the
> time.........
>
> The short answer is that it is enforceable but is very very very very very
> very very (get the picture?) difficult to enforce for a lot of reasons
> that
> have already been mentioned. Additionally, it is very rare for a company
> to
> even attempt to go after someone on the basis of this clause. The only
> time
> that companies do try to go for it, is when the ACTUAL financial damage to
> the company is more than the legal fees involved. So, if you leave your
> current employer and make it your undying mission to steal every client
> they
> have, then yes they will go after you (assuming you are reasonably
> successful in your quest). If you act responsibly and merely go to work
> for
> a competitor, then the worst you are going to get is a scarily worded,
> official looking letter - which can obviously be ignored.
>
> And finally, I need to point out that this is not intended to be legal
> advice. I am not qualified to be offering this advice in anyway and the
> opinions I have expressed here are purely from my own personal experience
> and are in no way connected to Elan, or any other related company.
>
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