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In a later 2009 case, Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp Advisors, Inc. v. Fielding, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a covenant not to compete in an at-will employment agreement is also enforceable if the employee expressly promises not to disclose confidential information, but the employer makes no express return promise to provide confidential ...
In contract law, a non-compete clause (often NCC), restrictive covenant, or covenant not to compete (CNC), is a clause under which one party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter into or start a similar profession or trade in competition against another party (usually the employer).
Under English law, restraining clauses in employment contracts are enforceable if: [citation needed] There is a legitimate interest which needs to be protected. Examples of such interests include business connections and business secrets. The restraint is reasonable, i.e. sufficiently protects the interest and goes no further.
Contracts that cannot be performed within one year; For example, a two-year employment contract naturally cannot be performed within one year. In many states lifetime contracts are not considered to fall within the Statute of Frauds reasoning that life can end at any time, certainly within one year from the time of execution.
A contract is an agreement enforceable by law. A void agreement is one which cannot be enforced by law. Sometimes an agreement which is enforceable by law, i.e., a contract, can become void. Void agreements are different from voidable contracts, which are contracts that may be nullified. However, when a contract is being written and signed ...
The Restatement (Second) of the Law of Contracts is a legal treatise from the second series of the Restatements of the Law, and seeks to inform judges and lawyers about general principles of contract common law. It is one of the best-recognized and frequently cited legal treatises [1] in all of American jurisprudence.
Only if both contract parties have the legal capacity to sign a contract, contracts are only enforceable. Some contracts are classified by common law as illegal and unenforceable: ——Criminal or tortious contracts [39] ——Contracts to promote corruption in public office [40] ——Contracts intended to avoid paying taxes [41]
Consideration is the central concept in the common law of contracts and is required, in most cases, for a contract to be enforceable. Consideration is the price one pays for another's promise. Consideration is the price one pays for another's promise.