7 August 2026

Breach of a Restraint Order: When it Is Not Contempt of Court

By Robyn Snyman, Prinoleen Naidoo

The Labour Court, in Rotunda Proprietary Limited v Sam, considered whether a former employee who breached a restraint of trade that had been made an order of court was guilty of contempt of court in circumstances where the underlying restraint of trade had, by effluxion of time, expired.

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