A party is not required to label a correspondence "without prejudice" to receive settlement privilege protection. This letter can be marked without prejudice.The 'without prejudice' rule generally prevents statements made in a genuine attempt to settle an existing dispute from being put before the court. "Without prejudice" protects negotiations from being used against a party. Exceptions apply to enable production of communications. Without prejudice privilege attaches to written or oral communications made for the purpose of a genuine attempt to compromise a dispute between parties. The letter referred to a mutual agreement to terminate Mr Meaker's employment. It confirmed that Mr Meaker's termination date would be 7 February. "Without prejudice" is a legal term. It is used when a case has been settled, but could come back up for future claims.