Practice: Biting the hand that fed you

Commercial Chambers | The Commercial Litigation Journal | March/April 2013 #48
Martin Meredith reviews the implications of recent case law on in-house lawyers In-house lawyers are like no other employee – by reason of their role, they hold a position of trust, influence and confidence, acting solely in the interests of their employer/client. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research & …

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Fiduciary Duties: Competing interests

Pinsent Masons | Employment Law Journal | October 2012 #134
A Court of Appeal ruling has added to confusion about whether it is acceptable for departing employees to prepare to enter into competition with their employer, argues Gary Freer In British Midland Tool Ltd v Midland International Tooling [2003], fiduciaries were said to be required to disclose any activity, actual or threatened, which damages the …

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Misconduct: Coming clean

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Employment Law Journal | March 2011 #118
Andrew Taggart and Sarah Hitchins consider the circumstances in which employees of varying seniority may be obliged to reveal their own wrongdoing ‘When considering whether an employee owed a duty to disclose their own wrongdoing, a court is likely to look at their terms and conditions of employment. Some employees (even those who do not …

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