Compromise agreements can cover future claims: Byrnell -v- BT Plc

• Author:
• Roger James

There has been inconsistent case law on whether compromise agreements can be used to settle future claims as opposed to those known to the employee at the date of the agreement. The latest case indicates that they can.

It sometimes transpires that an employee discovers facts after entering into a compromise agreement that give rise to an additional claim of which he had no knowledge at the time of signing the agreement. In Byrnell -v- BT Plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found against an e... (69 more words)

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