Restraint of Trade Advice

If you are leaving your employer and planning to start your own business, it’s important to understand the risks under your employment contract, especially as these issues are often not clear-cut.

This is where it can help to have an experienced lawyer review the Restraint of Trade clauses in your contract. Our lawyers can advise you on the risks these clauses may pose and let you know about any other issues you should be aware of.

Our fixed-fee packages for Restraint of Trade Advice start at $[pricefield] + GST.

This includes an initial discussion with a Sprintlaw lawyer to obtain your instructions, and a review of the restraint clauses in the agreement you provide to us.

You’ll also receive high-level written advice summarising the key issues and risks of the restraint clauses. From there, you’ll have follow-up phone consultations with a lawyer to take you through our advice and answer any questions you have about the document.

Submit an enquiry through this page or click the ‘get started’ button on our website. Once you’ve submitted your enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review it within 1 business day and get in touch to better understand what you’re looking for.

Your legal consultant will then send you an email with more information about the services you need, along with a fixed-fee quote setting out the costs, scope of the service and timing. If you’re happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online.

Once you’ve formally accepted, we’ll connect you with a specialist lawyer who will work with you to complete your project. They’ll contact you by email or phone if needed.

We support clients across New Zealand through our online-first model. Because we work remotely by phone, email and video call, you can use Sprintlaw from anywhere in New Zealand. Where relevant, we can also support businesses operating across Australia, the UK and other Sprintlaw markets.

Our legal team is made up of experienced commercial lawyers with strong backgrounds in contracts, privacy, employment, intellectual property, corporate and general business law.

For Sprintlaw NZ, legal services are provided by Australian- and UK-qualified lawyers who are familiar with the New Zealand legal requirements relevant to the business matters we support.