Internal Settlement discussions

by | Mar 18, 2019 | Settlements

You might be horrified to discover that some internal management or Board level discussions around settlement of claims may actually be something that you would have to disclose in litigation. A case in the Court of Appeal involving West Ham United Football Club...

What do I put at the top of the letter? Do I say, ‘Without Prejudice’? Do I say, ‘Protected Conversation further to s.111A of the Employment Rights Act’? Do I say both? Confused?

by | Aug 20, 2018 | Protected Conversations, Without Prejudice

When making an offer of settlement and you want to have an ‘off the record’ conversation with an employee, are you confused about what you have to do, or say, to protect yourself when having those discussions, so that a judge isn’t going to be able to take into...