Court dismisses non-compete case against ex-employee

Abu Dhabi Labour Court of First Instance dismissed a lawsuit filed by a company against a female employee, who had previously worked for the company and resigned but failed to comply with the non-compete clause.

- Abdulrahman Saeed, Staff Reporter

The court attributed the dismissal to the lack of any evidence proving the harm suffered by the company as a result of the employee joining a competing company as well as to the fact that the non-compete clause was not signed by the employee.

Earlier, a company filed a lawsuit against an employee who worked for it in which it requested that the employee be obligated to pay it Dhs200,000 in compensation for the breach of the non-compete clause. The employee was also requested to pay statutory interest at 5 per cent from the date of the claim until full payment plus fees, expenses and lawyer's fees.