Tag: settlement agreements

The High Court recently deliberated on the case of Duchy Farm Kennels Limited v Steels [2020] EWHC 1208 (QB) on the issue of breaches of

An employees legal fees for the independent legal advice on a settlement agreement is normally paid by the employer. Usually, the only time that practice

A recent newspaper article by the Birmingham Mail has revealed that Walsall Council has paid out £434,571.16 in relation to 30 settlement agreements that it

Further to our recent article, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has now set up a consultation on confidentiality clauses (including those used

Further to our recent article, the Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, has promised that the Government will take all “necessary steps” to clamp down on

As we pointed out in a recent article, when drafted correctly, confidentiality clauses that are contained in settlement agreements are designed to be mutually beneficial for

A recent newspaper article from Leicestershire Live has revealed that Leicester City Council has paid out £531,716 in relation to 36 settlement agreements that it

A recent newspaper article from the Exmouth Journal revealed that Devon County Council paid out £1,965,370 in relation to 145 settlement agreements that it entered