How a Legal Journalist Got Fired for a Non-Compete

Re:How a Legal Journalist Got Fired for a Non-Compete by arethuza on Monday February 08, 2016 @12:07PM (#11059309)

Worth noting that in the UK it is pretty standard for your employer to pay for your lawyer (not their lawyer) to review your "compromise agreement" - there is a standard fee of £500 or so for this which a decent employment lawyer will be able to get a decent amount of work done even if their hourly rate is much higher.

I left my previous employer a couple of years ago and it ended up with a fair bit of negotiation and it was all covered under the standard fee. The particularly nice thing is that they bill your employer, not you!

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Re:How a Legal Journalist Got Fired for a Non-Compete by arrosenberg on Monday February 08, 2016 @01:17PM (#11059823)

Interesting. In the US, I would almost never use a lawyer paid for by someone else. I'd always assume the lawyer's client is whoever is paying them.

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Re:How a Legal Journalist Got Fired for a Non-Compete by gaius on Monday February 08, 2016 @01:57PM (#11060102)

You pick the lawyer yourself - they just send their invoice to your ex-employer, after they've advised you.

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Re:How a Legal Journalist Got Fired for a Non-Compete by arethuza on Monday February 08, 2016 @03:44PM (#11060767)

I used a specialist employment lawyer at the same firm that my wife works as a commercial litigator - she recommended him.

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Re:How a Legal Journalist Got Fired for a Non-Compete by walshemj on Monday February 08, 2016 @03:28PM (#11060667)

Strictly in the UK a compromise agreement is to stop the employee suing the employer.

I know that some uk employers offer them to all outgoing employees - makes me think they have something to hide.

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