Pilkadaris Terry & Ors v Asian Tour (Tournament Players Division) Pte Ltd & Anor [2012] SGHC 236 (Singapore, High Court, 27 November 2012) *

Singapore - January 31 2013
This is the first case in Singapore where the doctrine of restraint of trade has been applied to an association and its members. While the…

Co-authors: Vivien Yui.

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Court of Appeal discusses doctrine of restraint of trade in two recent cases *

Singapore - August 24 2012
The Singapore Court of Appeal recently issued decisions in two cases where former employees that had set up competing businesses with their former employers challenged certain clauses in their former employment contracts as being in restraint of trade and, hence, void.

Co-authors: Vivien Yui.

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Birdanco Nominess v Money [2012] VSCA 64 (Australia, Victoria, Court of Appeal, 4 April 2012) *

Australia - June 28 2012
Where a post-employment restrictive covenant enjoined a defendant from providing accounting services to his former employer’s clients for a period of three years save that if he did so he was liable to pay 75% of the previous year’s fees received by the former employer, held that the restraint was not unreasonable nor the clause a penalty.

Co-authors: Vivien Yui.

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Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Rooney & ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1444 (England, High Court, 1 December 2011) *

United Kingdom - April 4 2012
This case involved, among other things, an agreement ("Agreement") to exploit the image rights of Wayne Rooney, a successful footballer.

Co-authors: Chung Nian Lam.

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Caterpillar Logistics Services (UK) Ltd v Huesca de Crean [2011] EWHC 3154 (QB) (England, High Court, 2 December 2011) *

United Kingdom - February 24 2012
Where an employee leaves, concerns as to the security of confidential information may arise.

Co-authors: Vivien Yui.

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