Financial Disincentives and Restraints on Trade

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

At common law, restrictive covenants are viewed with disfavour; the are prima facie unenforceable unless shown to be reasonable for the protection of legitimate interests. This is because public policy dictates that a person should be free to make a living through the use of his skill or labour.

Keywords

bonus payments, contracts of employments, forfeiture, non-competition covenants, reasonableness, restraint of trade, Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Business Organizations Law | Commercial Law

Publication

Journal of Business Law

Volume

2013

Issue

6

First Page

642

Last Page

651

ISSN

0021-9460

Publisher

Sweet and Maxwell

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