Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 152 (Dec)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Judge Overend, sitting as a judge of the High Court

Representation Jonathan Miller (instructed by BP Collins, Gerrards Cross) for the claimants.
  Helen Galley (instructed by LFEPA Legal Department) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 10 December 2004

Catchwords

Contracts - Novation - Consent to novation - Finance agreement to accelerate trade receipts not giving rise to novation of underlying contract.

The Case

In all the circumstances, there was no contractual relationship between the claimant and the defendant since there had been no novation of the contract for maintenance at the defendant's premises when the contractor had entered into a finance agreement with the claimant finance company.

Practice Areas

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