Settlement Practice Webinar (On-Demand)

Having negotiated great settlement terms for your client, make sure you don’t trip up in recording it. 

This webinar addresses core issues that litigators should consider when preparing a settlement agreement and disposing of the court claim.  It explains the circumstances in which a Tomlin order should be used and identifies the advantage of using a deed over an agreement. It also provides an insight into the court’s approach to the interpretation of settlement agreements and reopening them.

• Who’s in the deal? 
• The problem of jointly-liable parties
• Release clauses
• The legitimacy of payment acceleration clauses
• Disposing of proceedings – CPR 40.6 and the use of a Tomlin order
• Advantages of a deed
• Two recent settlement agreement interpretation cases
• Can a settlement be reopened (Hayward v Zurich)?