Hi-Speed Freight v Gaudion [1985] JLR 216 (23 December 1985)

Hi-Speed Freight v Gaudion [1985] JLR 216 (23 December 1985)

An employer may lawfully restrain an existing employee from canvassing its customers for the purpose of establishing a competing business.

Citation
[1985] JLR 216
Parties
Employer: Hi-Speed Freight; Employee: Gaudion
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
23 December 1985
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
Employer's restraint upheld
Legal Topics
Restraint of Competition, Canvassing Employer's Customers
Employment Law Restraint of Competition Canvassing Employer's Customers

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Parties

Hi-Speed Freight

Employer

Gaudion

Employee

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an employer can restrain an existing employee from canvassing employer's customers on their own account with a view to establishing a competing business

Ratio Decidendi

An employer may lawfully restrain an existing employee from canvassing its customers for the purpose of establishing a competing business.

Court Disposition

Employer's restraint upheld

Orders

  • Employee restrained from canvassing employer's customers for own competing business