Employment Contracts: May Certain Clauses Be Considered Unreasonable?

In the case ZP Services Limited (the "Plaintiff") vs. Gennaro Lanza (the "Defendant") (collectively "the Parties") Honourable Judge Christian Falzon Scerri delved into and examined certain clauses which were included in the employment contract (the "Contract") which regulated the employment of the Defendant with the Plaintiff company. The case was decided on the 19 September 2022, before the First Hall Civil Court (the "Court").

Post-termination of such contract, the Court was tasked with determining whether (i) the Defendant was in breach of certain provisions which had previously been included in the said Contract and (ii) whether such provisions were to be considered unreasonable and hence unenforceable.