Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 488 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2003] EWHC 1333 (TCC)
Court: Technology and Construction Court
Judge:

Judge David Wilcox

Representation Samuel Townend (instructed by Healys) for the claimants.
  Charles Taylor (instructed by Arscotts) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 10 June 2003

Catchwords

Contracts - Construction - Settlement agreement - Third party offering to pay sum in settlement - Construction of third party offer.

The Case

The court ruled that, on the true construction of the correspondence between the parties, the claimants had accepted an offer to compromise their claims against the defendant by cashing a cheque from a third party.

Practice Areas

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