Ajaz v Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Subject Matter

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS — Employment tribunals — Estoppel — Claim of detriments on ground of protected disclosures — Settlement agreement precluding further claim in relation to “issues/complaints in the proceedings” — Claim withdrawn and dismissed — Claimant subsequently presenting claims of post-agreement detriments relying on same disclosures — Whether same or substantially same complaint — Whether issue estoppel applicable — Whether claims excluded under settlement agreement — Employment Rights Act 1996 (c 18), s 47B — Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1237), Sch 1, rr 51, 52

[2023] EAT 142; [2024] ICR 413; [2023] WLR(D) 496, EAT