16 Aug 2024
MOXIE COMMUNICATIONS LTD v. LAI CHEUK LOK (aka CHARLOTTE LAI)
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 1323
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ4624/2021
The Conditions were part of the employment contract and supported by consideration, but both the Restrictive Covenant and the Non-Solicitation Covenant were unenforceable restraints of trade because the Plaintiff failed to identify legitimate proprietary interests (trade secrets or customer connections influenced by the Defendant) that required post-termination protection; the Defendant was a junior employee with no access to pricing or trade secrets, the media contacts were publicly available and not proprietary, the restrictions were excessive in scope and duration, and on the facts the Def…