Hently Garments Ltd. v. J.S.A. Fernando – sllr 1980 volume 2 page 145

In the case between Hentley Garments Ltd. and a former employee, the court addressed the issue of whether an interim injunction should restrain the former employee from competing with Hentley Garments Ltd., pursuant to a restrictive covenant in an employment contract. It was held that there existed a serious question to be tried concerning the enforceability and reasonableness of the non-compete clause, and that an interim injunction should be granted, subject to appropriate conditions, until the matter could be fully adjudicated. This decision reaffirmed the principle that restraints of trade are prima facie void unless demonstrated to be reasonable in all the circumstances, relying on authorities such as Jinadasa v. Weerasinghe and English precedents governing interim injunctions and res