‘You haven’t bought my silence: confidentiality not a condition of settlement’

“In Duchy Farm v Steel the High Court upheld a County Court decision that a confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement was not a condition of the agreement, and a breach of confidentiality by Steel therefore did not absolve Duchy Farm of the obligation to pay settlement monies. Duchy Farm and Steel settled an employment dispute in accordance with a statutory conciliation regime under the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 …” (more)

[Abigail Holmes, Compact Contract, 21 August]

First posted 2020-08-21 12:01:27

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