Legal Question in Business Law in New Hampshire

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I own a dance school and was workng with another school for 8 years. I quit this past May after the owner spoke unprofessional to many people and then directly to me. I decided it was not the enviotment I wanted to represent or be a part of. 12 students that were coming to me for private lesson for the past 3 1/2 years but were full time students of the other school stayed coming to me for their private lessons even though I stopped working for the other school. Today the owner of the other school sent out an e-mail and told everyone that they had to sign contracts to be part of her competition team (it is a dance school that competes) part of the contract now states that they can't take from anyone else and compete with them. My question, is it legal to have families sign contracts that prohibit them from seeking outside training? Also this is an amended contraxct the original contract didn't state this until today. We are talking about a typical dance school kids 6-18 after school recreation.


Asked on 8/15/06, 5:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawrence Graves Coolidge & Graves PLLC

Re: legal contracts

There is nothing _illegal_ about asking people to sign contracts as you describe. Quite unprofessional, in my personal view, and I hope that the customers tell the school to go pound salt; ultimately, it is their choice to resist or accede to the heavy-handed tactics.

Best wishes,

LDWG

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Answered on 8/16/06, 10:42 am


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