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Employer and employee conflict of intrest


20-Aug-2023 (In Civil Law)
I started as consultant marketing registered under my dad name sourced customers and was giving to trader through his employe .were I dont have any contract with trading company . And trader was unaware of such. But I was charging my comission from client end and earning my margins. Later I got hired by same trader as employee and business grown at both company. But trader now my employer doest know about paralel company of mine .recently I resigned that job and my previous employer threatening me to share the details of consulting firm or will sue you.like invoices raised And he has some invoice of my firm retrieved from my employer mail I'd. In invoice my phone number is mentioned and adress of firm is my home adress N in some contracts I used word as employer name and its associates . Some mails have been exchanged from employer I'd for sharing invoice . But in all cases same client pays comission to both
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Answer #1
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Sir,
There is a possibility that your customer/employer may pursue a legal remedy against you. We would require the documentation that you have to assess the extent of the situation. From the information that you have given it appears that you have worked in conflict of interests. Having said that we are sure that there might be a possibility of mitigating the extent of the damage. If you wish to further discuss please contact us.
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Answer #2
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if he intends to sue you he may issue notice under unfair trad practices, mesne profits in addition if your employment agreement had an NDA and Non compete clause he may further seek injunctive relief against you for the same.
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