Getting the Best Independent Legal Advice on your Settlement Agreement

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Choosing the right independent employment lawyer is crucial to receiving the best advice on your settlement agreement to ensure that you are protected. RT Coopers have been advising employees at all levels for over 18 years and we are experts in this field. Call us now on 0207 488 9947.

 

© RT COOPERS, 2020. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances

Redundancy – Returning the Signed Settlement Agreement – Legal Adviser’s Certificate – Seeking Extension

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If you have been given a deadline by which to return the signed settlement agreement and legal adviser’s certificate and it is unlikely that you would be able to meet this deadline, you should seek an immediate extension from your employer. Otherwise, there is a risk that you could lose the redundancy offer that has been made to you.

If you need legal advice on the terms of your compromise agreement/ redundancy agreement if you are being made redundant, please contact an employment solicitor at [email protected] or visit one of the following pages on employment law:

© RT COOPERS, 2020. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.

Redundancy Rights

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When advising on redundancy rights, clients never fail to spot the fact that a settlement agreement is labeled as “without prejudice subject to contract”.  When an employee signs a settlement agreement we explain that under UK employment law, the settlement agreement is only legally binding once both parties (i.e. the employee and employer) have signed. At this point the settlement agreement becomes an open document which can be used as evidence in court.

If you require further information about redundancy or the meaning of without prejudice, please contact us at [email protected] or visit one of the following pages on employment law:

© RT COOPERS, 2020. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.