Claim valid even though settled with one respondent

In Tamang and another v Act Security Ltd and another the EAT held that two claimants who settled their claims against the transferor

In Tamang and another v Act Security Ltd and another the EAT held that two claimants who settled their claims against the transferor respondent to a TUPE claim, could continue to pursue their claims against the transferees. While liability for a failure to inform and consult about a TUPE transfer was joint and several, the wording of the compromise agreement and the intention of the parties meant that the compromise agreement was a covenant not to sue one respondent, rather than a release of all respondents. The claimants were therefore entitled to pursue their claims against the remaining respondents.

Comment: This case highlights the importance of carefully wording a compromise agreement where the intention is to settle a claim against only one respondent where liability is joint and several. It is therefore also relevant to partial settlement in a discrimination claim, where more than one respondent is jointly and severally liable.

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