Hearings
England & Wales
29 Mar 1972 [1972] 1 WLR 938; [1972] 2 All ER 1035, Ch D
28 Jul 1972 [1974] Ch 129; [1972] 3 WLR 934; [1972] 3 All ER 689, CA
T Lucas & Co Ltd v Mitchell
Subject Matter
RESTRAINT OF TRADE — Employment — Salesman — Service agreement — Covenant not for one year after termination of employment within specified area to deal in similar goods or supply goods to persons supplied by employer — Whether restriction wider than necessary to protect employer's business — Whether severable — Whether reasonable and enforceable
Appellate History
T Lucas & Co Ltd v Mitchell [1972] 1 WLR 938; [1972] 2 All ER 1035, Ch D
Decision of Pennycuick V-C reversed
T Lucas & Co Ltd v Mitchell [1974] Ch 129; [1972] 3 WLR 934; [1972] 3 All ER 689, CA