Alex Denny Comments on Non-Solicitation Contracts for Financial Times

In Financial Times on January 12, Alex Denny answered a question from a reader regarding what actions an employer should take to prevent a new employee taking clients with them, should the employee choose to leave. Denny answers by saying that non-solicitation agreements can be useful, but it's difficult to prove that solicitation has occurred, as demonstrated by the recent Towry Law vs. Raymond James case. Supplementing a non-solicitation agreement with a non-dealing restriction can be controversial, but courts have proven that they offer more protection than a basic non-solicitation restriction.