Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the defendant had a valid important reason to terminate the agency contract immediately under Art. 418r OR.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Organizing and carrying out a meeting with a competitor to facilitate the departure of employees bound to the defendant constituted a serious breach of loyalty making continued performance unreasonable.
Extrahierte Begründung
The plaintiff occupied a position of trust and authority within the defendant's sales structure, had recruited and supervised most of the employees, and knew their working conditions. In these circumstances, his conduct amounted to poaching during an ongoing contractual relationship and justified immediate termination.