to exclude or limit the operation of any provision of these Regulations, save in so far as these Regulations provide for an agreement to have that effect, or

to preclude a person from bringing proceedings under these Regulations before an employment tribunal.

any agreement to refrain from instituting or continuing proceedings where a conciliation officer has taken action under section 18 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (conciliation); or

any agreement to refrain from instituting or continuing proceedings within section 18(1)(ff) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (proceedings under these Regulations where conciliation is available), if the conditions regulating compromise agreements under these Regulations are satisfied in relation to the agreement.

the agreement must be in writing,

the agreement must relate to the particular complaint,

the worker must have received advice from a relevant independent adviser as to the terms and effect of the proposed agreement and, in particular, its effect on his ability to pursue his rights before an employment tribunal,

there must be in force, when the adviser gives the advice, a contract of insurance, or an indemnity provided for members of a profession or professional body, covering the risk of a claim by the worker in respect of loss arising in consequence of the advice,

the agreement must identify the adviser, and

the agreement must state that the conditions regulating compromise agreements under these Regulations are satisfied.

if he is a qualified lawyer,

if he is an officer, official, employee or member of an independent trade union who has been certified in writing by the trade union as competent to give advice and as authorised to do so on behalf of the trade union, or

if he works at an advice centre (whether as an employee or as a volunteer) and has been certified in writing by the centre as competent to give advice and as authorised to do so on behalf of the centre.

if he is, is employed by or is acting in the matter for the employer or an associated employer,

in the case of a person within paragraph (4)(b) or (c), if the trade union or advice centre is the employer or an associated employer, or

in the case of a person within paragraph (4)(c), if the worker makes a payment for the advice received from him.

as respects England and Wales, a barrister (whether in practice as such or employed to give legal advice), a solicitor who holds a practising certificate, or a person other than a barrister or solicitor who is an authorised advocate or authorised litigator (within the meaning of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990) M1; and

as respects Scotland, an advocate (whether in practice as such or employed to give legal advice), or a solicitor who holds a practising certificate.

one is a company of which the other (directly or indirectly) has control; or

both are companies of which a third person (directly or indirectly) has control;