Claimant v Lakeside Healthcare

The parties reached a binding COT3 settlement agreement on 13 December 2024, communicated through ACAS conciliator. The claimant's representative, Mr Robinson, orally accepted the respondent's offer of £3,500 plus waiver of alleged overpayment. The tribunal found this created a legally binding compromise of the claim, despite the claimant's later assertion she had not authorised the settlement.

Compromised by the binding COT3 settlement agreement reached on 13 December 2024 for £3,500 plus waiver of alleged overpayment. The tribunal rejected the claimant's argument that the settlement should be set aside, finding no evidence of coercion or undue influence by ACAS.

Compromised by the binding COT3 settlement agreement. The tribunal found Mr Robinson had ostensible authority to act as the claimant's representative when he accepted the settlement, based on the claimant's own emails to ACAS designating him as 'my representative' without qualification.

Compromised by the binding COT3 settlement agreement reached through ACAS conciliation. The tribunal held that oral agreement communicated through an ACAS conciliator is binding without need for signed documentation, per Gilbert v Kembridge Fibres Ltd.

This claim relating to health and safety grounds under s.44 ERA was compromised by the COT3 settlement. The tribunal rejected arguments that the settlement was incomplete due to missing bank details, finding these were trivial matters that did not affect the essential agreement.