I have attached a copy of the Supreme Court decision in Dunhill -v- Tasker which was given today UKSC_2012_0136_Judgment (1). The conclusion is that a compromise reached by a protected party cannot be valid unless approved by the court.
THE FACTS
An action had been compromised, at trial, at a tim...
Interesting quote from Lady Hale:-
“The defendant, in particular, has a sense of grievance at the way in which the issues and the arguments have shifted over time. But in this court we have to do our best to arrive at the right result and thus to allow all relevant arguments to be deployed before us unless this would be unfair to an opposing party.”