Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 227 (Mar)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Judge Weeks QC sitting as a judge of the High Court

Representation Simon Devonshire (instructed by Wedlake Bell) for the claimant.
  The defendant appeared in person.
Judgment Dates: 10 March 2004

Catchwords

Employment - Contract of employment - Employee's obligations - Defendant not disclosing to claimant his employment with competitor in breach of terms of his severance package - Defendant continuing to receive benefits from severance package.

The Case

On the facts of the instant case the claimant company was entitled to judgment for sums paid out as expenses to the defendant employee during a period in which, although remaining on the claimant's payroll, he was working for a competitor.

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