Restrictive covenants in agreements between entrepreneurs and their employees under the law of foreign countries.
Part two: Germany, France, Japan, China and the Eurasian Economic Union
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https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2024.322Abstract
This review article is devoted to restrictive covenants, which are widely used in contracts between
entrepreneurs and their employees in many countries. In Russia, these covenants are not supported by the courts. It is believed that such restrictions are contrary to the constitutional and other norms of Russian law. The purpose of this study is to analyze the foundations
of legal regulation in a number of countries of such restrictive covenants as non-competition
agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-dealing agreements and non-disclosure agreements. This analysis is necessary for a reasonable answer to the question of the advisability of recognizing in Russia the legality of such agreements. The first part of this article provides an overview of the law on non-competition and other similar covenants of the United
Kingdom and the United States, in the second part — Germany, France, Japan, China and the Eurasian Economic Union. In jurisdictions where non-competition agreements and other similar restrictive covenants are not prohibited, the “rule of reason” acts as a legal mechanism for balancing the competing interests of employers, employees and public interests. This rule allows the courts in each specific dispute to assess the specified conditions for their compliance
with the protected business interest of the employer and other criteria. The conclusion is made about the advisability of legalizing agreements on non-competition, non-engagement and non-entrepreneurship in Russia, taking into account the positive foreign experience of legal regulation in this area. In this regard, it will be necessary to legislate in Russian law an analogue of the rule of reason.
Keywords:
restrictive covenant, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-dealing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, freedom of contract, freedom of labor, confidential information, unfair competition
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2024-10-14
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Chukreyev, A. A. (2024). Restrictive covenants in agreements between entrepreneurs and their employees under the law of foreign countries.: Part two: Germany, France, Japan, China and the Eurasian Economic Union. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Law, 15(3), 896–915. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2024.322
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