A Settlement Agreement is a legally binding contract between an employer and an employee that solidifies the terms under which a dispute or employment relationship is terminated. By signing, the employee waives their legal rights to bring employment claims against their employer in the future, in exchange for a financial payment or other agreed benefits.

With recent reports indicating that Greater Manchester now boasts the UK’s largest economy outside London, local businesses face an increasingly complex legal landscape on the horizon. As Manchester continues to solidify its position as one of the UK’s leading business hubs, business owners and directors must prepare for new and evolving regulatory obligations.  At Glaisyers

Driven by this year’s changes brought about by the Employment Rights Bill, the landscape for settlement agreements is shifting as forthcoming updates could mean that precedent agreements used as recently as last year could need to be amended to avoid exposing businesses to risk. With help from trusted professionals at Glaisyers ETL, you can ensure

On 4 November 2025, the High Court handed down Getty Images v Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch). It didn’t answer the headline question – whether UK law requires permission to use copyrighted works for model training – because Getty’s primary UK “training” claims were abandoned once it became clear the relevant training wasn’t shown to occur in