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Economic duress arises where illegitimate pressure removes your ability to make a free commercial decision, but courts set a high threshold for proving this.

When key employees with access to proprietary technology and trade secrets depart for competitors, employers face significant risks of confidential information misappropriation. The recent case of Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd v Ngoma demonstrates how imaging orders can preserve critical evidence from devices and cloud accounts, while also revealing the careful balance courts strike between protecting legitimate business interests and respecting employee rights during the disclosure process.

Selling online exposes your business to strict legal obligations under UK consumer, data protection and marketing laws, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.