Court of Appeal: Rectification of Collective Agreements

In Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (t/a Nexus) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers & anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1408, the Court of Appeal has held that collective agreements cannot be the subject of actions for rectification. The Court further held that Employment Tribunals can consider rectification when raised as a defence to claims based on a contract of employment. David Reade KC and Joseph Bryan appeared for the Respondent, Nexus. A copy of the Judgment can be seen here.