Arvunescu v Quick Release (Automotive) Ltd [2022]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    EWCA Civ 1600
  • Legal Body
    England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination
Issues covered: Settlement Agreements; Race Discrimination

The claimant appealed against a decision to strike out his victimisation claim against the respondent.  The basis for the claim being struck out was that the claim fell within a widely drafted COT3 settlement agreement between the parties.

The claimant was only in employment with the respondent for one month.  In March 2018 there was a settlement through the COT3 settlement agreement form.  It stated that it was ‘full and final settlement of all claims of any kind whatsoever, wheresoever and howsoever arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the claimant’s employment with the respondent…’ In May 2018 the claimant brought a further claim against the

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This article is correct at 14/12/2022
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