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When key people move on, confidential information leaks, or executives or senior employees take information and try to set this up with the competition, the impact on your business can be immediate and serious. Business protection is about responding decisively when those internal threats arise, and preventing them from happening in the first place.
At Sewell Law, we act for employers, business owners and senior executives in high-value, fast-moving business protection disputes. We help clients protect their confidential information, enforce restrictive covenants and take urgent action to stop unlawful competition, the diversion of business assets and misuse of information.
From injunction applications to securing database rights, or seeking springboard relief to stopping solicitation, our focus is always on practical, proportionate and commercially-driven outcomes - delivered with the urgency and consideration these cases demand.
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Business protection is about safeguarding what makes your business valuable: its people, information and client relationships. Disputes can arise when an employee leaves to join a competitor, taking know-how, contacts or data with them.
Our expertise covers:
• Restrictive covenants: such as reviewing, litigating on them and enforcing post-termination restrictions
• Confidential information: preventing theft, misuse or unauthorised disclosure
• Team moves and poaching: stopping coordinated departures or client solicitation
• Fiduciary duties and diversion of business: holding employees and directors to account
• Emergency remedies: including springboard relief, delivery-up and destruction orders, freezing and imaging orders
We move quickly when urgent court applications are needed - whether to preserve evidence, protect data or prevent a competitor gaining an unfair head start.
In the fast-moving world of business protection, disputes over people, data or key relationships can strike at the heart of your company. They divert time and energy from growth, undermine stability and create reputational risk. At Sewell Law, we support you in reducing that disruption - aiming to resolve issues swiftly and without litigation.
Our philosophy, “Life Without Litigation,” is about prevention as much as protection. We help our clients to:
• Identify high-risk areas (such as key-person exits, misuse of information or client poaching) before they escalate
• Implement and enforce restrictive covenants, confidentiality safeguards and other protections designed to deter harmful conduct
• Respond rapidly and proportionately when urgent action is required - preserving value, data and relationships
• Strengthen internal systems so that your business is more resilient, informed and prepared for challenge
• Restore and stabilise team confidence or trust after a disruptive incident
But there are times when litigation is unavoidable, and in that instance, we’re ready. We act firmly, thoughtfully and with complete focus on achieving the best possible outcome.
Dispute Resolution
Your business’s value lies in its people, relationships and ideas. When those are threatened, fast, informed action can make the difference between containment and crisis.
Effective business protection:
• Preserves your competitive advantage and intellectual assets
• Maintains client confidence and team stability
• Provides swift, decisive injunctive relief where necessary
• Demonstrates strong corporate governance and leadership
• Protects the reputation you’ve worked hard to build
At Sewell Law, we combine our extensive litigation experience with a commercial understanding of what’s at stake. Whether you need urgent action or strategic advice, our role is to safeguard your business, so you can focus on running it.
When a commercial issue or potential dispute takes shape, early access to experienced legal advice is essential. From the moment you identify a problem - whether it’s a contract dispute, a regulatory concern or a breakdown in a key relationship - we can step in to assess the situation and guide you on the right course of action. Here's why you should choose us:
We have decades of experience handling complex corporate and regulatory cases across multiple industries.
Contact us as soon as a potential problem arises to identify and anticipate issues, and resolve without litigation.
Based in Beverley & East Yorkshire, but trusted by businesses nationwide.
You’ll work directly with professional, experienced Directors & Solicitors, Gordon Sewell and Jennifer Sewell.
"Throughout the process the professional approach, knowledge shown, and care and support provided was excellent. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sewell Law should you have the need for their services."
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Sewell Law
Suite B, Wold House
Annie Reed Road
Beverley, HU17 0LF
United Kingdom
01482 692 298
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