Am I bound by a relationship clause?

Questioner

I have a contract with my employer for the position of Functional Manager and have been seconded to a client on behalf of my employer. Now in 2019 I have moved to a new position at the same client. To what extent does the relationship clause still apply? This is because I want to start my own business and also want to follow through with the job, whatever the customer wants. This is what I found as a statement of the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has ruled that if there is a change of function, the relationship clause loses its validity if: there is a major change of function (for example, the change of function was not foreseen when the employee accepted the clause)

Lawyer

The statement you found is correct. The question now is whether there is a drastic change of function? That can only be judged by the exact circumstances of the specific case.