{"issue_text":"Does an employee's unilateral resignation terminate the employment contract without employer's acceptance?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Resignation letter dated 5 February 2010, no notice given"}
{"issue_text":"Does clause 16.1 non-competition restriction continue after employment ends?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Clause 16.1 wording, termination of employment"}
{"issue_text":"Was the resignation justified by applicant's breach of contract?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant's failure to meet financial obligations, first respondent liquidated assets"}
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The applicant company sought an interdict to prevent its former CEO and his new company from competing with it, claiming the CEO's resignation was invalid and he remained bound by a non-competition clause. The CEO had resigned on 8 February 2010 and immediately began soliciting business from the applicant's client Netone through his new company.
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