To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The purchaser of a business will often want to ensure that any goodwill associated with the business is protected. In particular, they will not want the seller to set up a competing business following completion, attracting many of the business' customers, utilising business secrets to gain an unfair advantage, or poaching staff. Walker Morris' Commercial Dispute Resolution specialists Gwendoline Davies, Rebecca Jackson and Jack Heward explain some of the ways in which UK contract and competition law can afford protection for a purchaser/employer, and some of the risks and