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Service
Employment contract review
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Summary
Five-year executive employment contract for a newly-hired CTO at a Series-B SaaS company. Concerns focus on the enforceability of the restrictive covenants — specifically a 24-month non-compete and a 12-month non-solicitation clause covering both clients and employees.
Key facts
Salary £180k · Non-compete 24 months (UK & EU) · Non-solicit 12 months · Garden leave 6 months · Bonus deferral 3 years · Share vesting cliff at year 1
Question
Is the 24-month non-compete reasonable and enforceable given the seniority and salary, and what's the risk of a court refusing to enforce it?
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Sarah Nightingale 92% match
Nightingale Law · London · 15 years commercial employment
Drafts and litigates executive non-competes weekly — recent case on 24-month covenants in tech sector.
James Okafor 88% match
Okafor Chambers · Manchester · Executive employment
Specialises in senior exec contracts and restrictive covenants across SaaS and fintech.
Priya Shah 81% match
SolinLaw Ltd · Edinburgh · General employment
Broad employment focus — less exec-specific but strong on Scottish/English cross-jurisdiction cases.
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