II PK 126/04
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Confidentiality duty does not update non-compete ban unless it restricts new employment opportunities.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially allowed the employees' appeal, overturning the lower court's award of damages for non-compete violations. The court found that while the employer released the workers from the non-compete obligation, a separate instruction to maintain trade secrets did not legally reinstate the ban. The court ruled that such a confidentiality duty only updates the non-compete restriction if it actually prevents the employee from taking new employment, which was not the case here.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1012 k.p.; Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.; A duty to maintain trade secrets updates a non-compete ban only when it restricts the employee's ability to accept new employment.
Keywords
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non-compete agreement
trade secrets duty
employment termination
compensatory damages
labor law principles
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 1012 k.p.
Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.
Art. 2 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 22 stycznia 1999 r. o ochronie informacji niejawnych
art. 1012 § 2 k.p
art. 1012 k.p
art. 395 k.c
art. 100 § 2 pkt 5 k.p
art. 98 k.p.c