[2021] NZEmpC 169 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 518 KB]
...prohibition includes competing with the employer directly or by working at the same time for a competitor. Competing for this purpose can in turn include hostile acts during the employment and preparation for competing after it has ended. … [101] Judge Travis found that the duty included precluding soliciting clients prior to departure and:7 …any other acts by the employer that involve an actual incompatibility in important respects that the employment relationship or a conf...