Overview
- A mutual agreement announced Friday led employment judge Emma Webster to dismiss all claims in a minute-long hearing.
- Reports say the deal included an undisclosed payment with no admission of liability, and Vanderpuije agreed to withdraw and not repeat her allegations against Walker.
- Vanderpuije had claimed she was made redundant after whistleblowing about a toxic newsroom culture of racism, sexism, misogyny and bullying at Channel 5 News.
- Walker denied the claims and prepared more than 50 character witness statements, then said he did not agree to settle and was ready to defend his case at tribunal.
- The hearing had been set for Monday but was pushed back during days of talks, and the settlement closed off a public test of the allegations at tribunal.