A new playbook for employee competition disputes: a focus on trends in cross-border litigation from the individual defendant’s perspective

You're invited to join our expert panel for a lunchtime session offering a deep dive into key trends in the evolving landscape of employee competition disputes.

Between them, Craig Rajgopaul KC from Blackstone Chambers, Gibson Dunn's Robbie Sinclair and Caroline Field of Fox & Partners have many years of experience acting on all sides of business protection litigation, with this session offering a unique focus on the individual defendant’s perspective. 

Cross-border employee competition disputes are on the rise as teams move between global businesses, alongside a growing reliance on arbitration to resolve fast-paced business protection claims.

This session will provide a practical, insight-led discussion focused on:

• Key lessons from the Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd v Willis Ltd decision on team moves and injunctive relief
  An in-depth look at what this decision, where Caroline and Craig acted for a Bermuda-based CEO accused of acting as a recruiting sergeant, reveals about large-scale international team moves and a possible shift in how courts approach team moves and injunctive relief.  
   
• Practical realities when advising individuals 
  A unique focus on the key considerations when advising individuals in cross-border employee competition disputes including evidence gathering, jurisdiction challenges, navigating foreign law and coordinating with new employers.
   
• Arbitration in business protection disputes
  Why arbitration is increasingly being used; the benefits and drawbacks of arbitration in these high-pressure scenarios.
   
• Wider trends in international team-move litigation
  The speakers’ insights into strategic decisions that shape outcomes, including the use of indemnities, confidentiality clubs and admissions.