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5 cases tagged Settlement Agreement.

Respondent won · Dec 2024

Wasted costs application against NHS Trust solicitors dismissed after settlement agreement

A junior doctor's attempt to obtain a wasted costs order against the solicitors for an NHS Trust was dismissed because a 2018 settlement agreement precluded the application and there was no improper conduct.

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Claim dismissed · Sept 2023

Settled unfair dismissal claim cannot be reopened: tribunal strikes out second claim

A former employee who settled her unfair dismissal claim and signed a withdrawal agreement could not bring a second claim about a detrimental reference or reopen the original case. The tribunal struck out the claim for lack of jurisdiction.

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Claim dismissed · Jan 2023

Practice manager's unfair dismissal claim dismissed after settlement and revocation of decade-old judgment

A tribunal revoked a 2014 judgment finding a practice manager guilty of financial impropriety, after new documents emerged and the parties reached a settlement. The claim was then dismissed on withdrawal.

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Claim dismissed · Jan 2023

Constructive dismissal claim dismissed: the perils of waiting too long to bring a tribunal claim

A former employee who waited over two years to bring claims for constructive dismissal and discrimination saw his case thrown out by an employment tribunal for being out of time.

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Claim dismissed · Feb 2022

Settlement agreement blocks whistleblowing claim: a lesson in legal waivers

A Head of HR Business Partnering who signed a settlement agreement after resigning was barred from bringing whistleblowing claims. The tribunal struck out her case but refused the employer's costs application.

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