Employees, Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants in the United Kingdom

Employees, Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants in the United Kingdom
Guy Tritton

ISBN 978-90-411-8379-8
Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands

In the 14th century, after the Treaty of Brétigny which marked the end of the irst phase of the Hundred Years War between England and France, a group of hardened English soldiers called the White Company led by a John Hawkwood, a man then of low birth, decided to seek their fortunes in Italy. They offered their services to warring Italian city-states such as Italy, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Genoa and the Vatican who were desperately in need of men-at-arms.