David, working as an accountant in an accounting firm, signed an employment contract providing among other things, that he would not, within two years of ceasing to work for the firm, work as a professional accountant or as an employee in any business similar to the accounting business. It has only been one year and David is looking to leave the current employer and work for a rival firm. The offer David received is good and David does not want to miss out on that, so he wants to resign from the existing firm immediately and start working as an accountant for the new firm. Can he do so without being in breach of contract? Advice David of his legal options.

Assess the above situation and construct your legal arguments to arrive at the conclusion.