Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1997] All ER (D) 15
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Butler-Sloss, Hobhouse and Buxton LJJ

Representation Louise Randall (instructed by Wragge & Co, Birmingham) for the plaintiffs.
  Simon Henderson (instructed by Fenwick Elliott) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 15 October 1997

Catchwords

Contract - Standard form building contract - Clause restricting set-off - Defendants seeking to set-off costs incurred by reason of delay by plaintiffs - Whether delay claim matter of abatement and not set-off - Whether defendants entitled to set-off.

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