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Restrictive covenants: When is a person "concerned in" a competing business?

Restrictive covenants: When is a person "concerned in" a competing business?

Update: 2025-11-20

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In this month's podcast we review the High Court's interpretation of certain commercial contract warranties in a sale agreement; consider what it means to be "concerned" in a business and when this may breach restrictive covenants; and examine the Privy Council's decision that unanimous shareholder consent did not require the features of a binding contract.

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Restrictive covenants: When is a person "concerned in" a competing business?

Restrictive covenants: When is a person "concerned in" a competing business?

Sophie Brookes