Legal Question in Business Law in United Kingdom

Re: non-compete

I would be happy to work with you to draft such an agreement as it sounds as though you would be much better off working with an attorney one-on-one, rather than using a "form" agreement. Feel free to contact me to discuss.

I offer prospective clients an initial consultation of 30 minutes for free.

I look forward to speaking with you.

Yours truly,

Bryan

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Re: non-compete

This is by no means a simple document. There are parties involved from at least three separate countries - all of which have different laws pertaining to unfair competition and what constitutes enforceable contract language.

You can probably get some boiler plate document that you could waive around in the event of a dispute. However, if you want something that will be truly enforceable, you are going to need to have the document drafted by U.S. counsel and then reviewed by associated foreign counsel in the relevant countries. Obviously your goal is to bind the parties to U.S. law and have any disputes heard here. But even if you get a judgment, you want to make sure that it will have teeth in any of the relevant foreign countries.

Obviously, this will cost some money to do right, but it is up to you as to importance and whether it is worth spending the money.

If you need further input, please feel free to contact me.

Re: non-compete

To do a complete job of drafting the non-compete agreement, we would have to sit down with you to learn the nature of your business and that of your supplier, and the nature of the competition you are trying to restrict. Also, given that your remedy for any breach would be either injunctive relief and/or money damages, we would have to know more about the nature of your supplier and the location of (a) potential competing markets [for injunctive relief] and (b) the supplier's assets [for money damage claims]. These are important considerations for the choice of law and choice of forum provisions. [Ideally, your supplier will agree to California law and jurisdiction.]

Feel free to call us to discuss this.

Re: non-compete

You definitely need an attorney to draft a contract for your particular needs. We can give you a free referral to an attorney in GB a Italy. Or our CA attorney can work with you.