The Canadian Court of Appeal has THQ right given in the matter between THQ and Ubisoft. Ubisoft previously had a court order enforced against the solicitation of Ubisoft employees by THQ, but that is on appeal reversed.
The Court of Appeal, where a case in Canada is if the appeal is made after the judgment of the regular court, the court ruled that THQ is not bound to a restraint of trade clause and that are not prohibited may be employees of Ubisoft to recruit. Only condition is that there can be no unfair competition, but according to the Court, is not the case. THQ relies, according to the court, his rights, based on the principles of free market forces, reports GamePolitics.
By the ruling in march by Ubisoft stipulated court order reversed. The court decided, when still in favor of Ubisoft, which claimed that former Ubisoft employees their former colleagues to THQ took. THQ should then no longer employees of Ubisoft Montreal yards.
The judgment of the Court of Appeal by Ed Kaufman, executive vice predident of legal affairs THQ, seen as a major victory for THQ Montreal. “We are very pleased with the verdict, because we believe in THQ strongly in the freedom that an individual has in its choice of an employer. Our goal has always been to ensure fair competition, to promote and to all the talent that Montreal is rich to choose where they want to work,” says Kaufman. Ubisoft has not yet commented on the ruling.