A Durban-based logistics company has been granted an interdict against a former manager who had allegedly been stealing clients for a competitor he was now working for, says a Daily News report. He had apparently quit the company citing family difficulties and that he intended leaving this field of work to relocate. KZN High Court (Durban) Judge Esther Steyn granted an order restraining the former employee from being involved in anything seen as being in competition with the business conducted by Avcres Transport, for six months.

He was also prevented from using any information about Avcres’ functions, transactions, business or affairs to his benefit and which may cause injury or loss to the company. He cannot solicit work from any of the company’s existing clients for a period of a year. Avcres’ competitor agreed to fire the former employee and not use his services for a year. Avcres filed an urgent application before the High Court because the competitor had apparently ignored all their correspondence. The company also feared it may have to retrench its staff, or worse, shut down, because the former operations manager allegedly stole its clients, ignoring a restraint of trade agreement.

Full Daily News report