Topic: Blue Penciling
The Re-Emergence of Blue-Pencil Severance of (some) Restrictive Covenants
December 30, 2020
Topics: Blog, Blue Penciling, Injunctions, Non-Compete Enforceability, Restrictive Covenants, Sale of a Business
City Wide Towing and Recovery Service Ltd v Poole, 2020 ABCA 305 The Alberta Court of Appeal holds that blue-pencil severance may be used to alter restrictive covenants that restrain employee competition, provided the covenant was part of the sale of a business. The practice of “blue-pencil” severance in employment…
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