Binding arbitration clause could not be used to enforce a stay of tribunal proceedings (High Court) | Practical Law

Binding arbitration clause could not be used to enforce a stay of tribunal proceedings (High Court) | Practical Law

In Clyde & Co LLP and another v Winkelhof [2010] EWHC 668 the High Court held that a provision for binding arbitration in a partnership agreement breached the prohibition on contracting out in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Equality Act 2010.

Binding arbitration clause could not be used to enforce a stay of tribunal proceedings (High Court)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 1-505-3733 (Approx. 5 pages)

Binding arbitration clause could not be used to enforce a stay of tribunal proceedings (High Court)

by PLC Employment
Published on 24 Mar 2011 • England, Wales
In Clyde & Co LLP and another v Winkelhof [2010] EWHC 668 the High Court held that a provision for binding arbitration in a partnership agreement breached the prohibition on contracting out in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Equality Act 2010.