Shopee Singapore fails in court bid to stop former senior exec from joining TikTok parent company

The court dismissed Shopee’s claims to seek interim injunctions to prevent the former employee from accepting employment with ByteDance. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE: E-commerce firm Shopee Singapore has failed in court to prevent its former senior employee from joining rival ByteDance, which operates TikTok and online shopping TikTok Shop.

Justice Kwek Mean Luck dismissed the platform’s claims to seek interim injunctions to prevent Mr Lim Teck Yong from accepting employment with ByteDance, and to prevent him from soliciting its clients and employees.