Settlement Of A Future Claim

Last month, we reviewed a case in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the scope for settling future tribunal claims under the terms of a settlement agreement. The Court of Appeal has since handed down a decision dealing with the ambit of a COT3 settlement to settle a future claim.

Arvunescu v Quick Release (Automotive) Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1600

Facts of the case

The claimant, Mr Arvunescu, was employed for a short period during 2014. After his employment was terminated, he brought a race discrimination claim against his employer (QRA). The claim was eventually settled in March 2018, under the terms of a COT3 agreement concluded via Acas. The COT3 included broadly-drafted wording to settle all claims that Mr Arvunescu "has or may have" against the company "arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with" his employment.