QFC 0032/2023, [2023] QIC (F) 33
Aegis Services LLC v Emobility Certification Services and others
Type
Case
Court
Qatar Financial Centre - Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Qatar Financial Centre
Taxonomy
Contract & Conditions of Employment, Restrictive Covenants & Confidential Information in Employment, General Intellectual Property law, Trade Secrets, Know-How & Goodwill, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law, Litigation Procedure & Practice
Decision date
30 Jul 2023
Panel
Justice Dr Rashid Al-Anezi, Justice Fritz Brand and Justice Yongjian Zhang
Catchwords
Former Employees - Non-compete Clauses - Non- Disclosure Clauses - Intellectual Property Offences - Jurisdiction - Interim Injunction - Permanent Injunction
This case had involved an interim and permanent injunction against three former employees and their new employer who it was claimed had breached non-compete and non-disclosure contracts in their employment contracts. Issues included the validity of the non-compete clauses and whether it could be proven that similarities in the two companies' websites and other material had been caused by the three former employees.