Questão jurídica principal
Whether the non-compete clause passed to the respondent after the business takeover and transfer of the employment relationship
Decisão extraída
Yes. The business takeover under the Merger Act led to transfer of the employment relationship together with the non-compete clause to the respondent.
Fundamentação extraída
The Handelsregister entry showed a takeover of the sole proprietorship's business. As a result, the employment relationship transferred under Art. 333 OR in conjunction with the takeover rules, and the parties also treated the non-compete as continuing under the respondent.