“…d be upheld for the reasons given in that case. It could also be upheld if a covenant against solicitation and dealing ‘would be of little help’. Fitch v Dewes [1921] 2 AC 158, a case about a solicitor’s managing clerk, was an example, as was a case in which there were recurring customers who were difficult to identify. He held that …”
“…lt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns & Ammunition Co Ltd [1894] AC 535 ("Nordenfelt"); Mason v Provident Clothing and Supply Co Ltd [1913] AC 724; Saxelby; Fitch v Dewes [1921] 2 AC 158; and Esso Preceded closely by Petrofina. .…”