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The High Court has held that the principle that settling a claim with one joint tortfeasor releases the other joint tortfeasors from liability applies in employee competition litigation.
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Settlement: joint tortfeasors
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Settlement: joint tortfeasors
by Squire Patton Boggs and Practical Law Employment
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Published on 28 Jan 2016
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United Kingdom
The High Court has held that the principle that settling a claim with one joint tortfeasor releases the other joint tortfeasors from liability applies in employee competition litigation.
For full coverage of this case, see Practical Law Employment,
Legal update, Employee competition: settlement with one defendant prevents tort claim continuing against other joint defendants (High Court)
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