Question juridique clé
Whether the post-employment non-compete fell away because the employment ended by mutual agreement rather than unilateral dismissal.
Solution extraite
A mutual termination agreement does not automatically extinguish a non-compete; if the agreement substantially improves the employee's position and departs from ordinary notice rules, it is treated as consensual and Art. 340c(2) OR cannot be relied on to invalidate the restraint.
Motifs extraits
The agreement extended the notice period, let the employee take certain forensic mandates to the new workplace, and provided substantial outplacement funding. These advantages showed a genuine consensual settlement rather than a disguised unilateral termination.