Entering a settlement agreement does not always end litigation. Some parties will begin to litigate the same, or similar, issues, arguing that the claim was not contemplated at the time of the settlement agreement. Other litigants will attempt to vitiate the agreement on the grounds of duress or fraud. On occasion, some parties will attempt to re-litigate the issues in a different legal capacity. Generally, the courts have leaned against these attempts unless the claimant can show that the agreement should be rescinded or avoided. In his article, David considers recent examples such as Leslie v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 79 and Sivagnanam v Barclays Bank plc [2015] EWHC 3985 (Comm) where the courts have knocked back such efforts.
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