Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 23 (May)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWHC 1039 (TCC)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Technology and Construction Court
Judge:

Akenhead J

Representation Mark Raeside QC (instructed by Prettys) for the claimant.
  Fionnuala McCredie (instructed by Freeth Cartwright LLP) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 24 April 2012

Catchwords

Building contract - Adjudication - Jurisdiction of adjudicator - Claimant submitting interim application for payment - Defendant company asserting lesser amount due - Claimant issuing notice of adjudication - Defendant asserting adjudicator not having jurisdiction - Adjudicator finding in favour of the claimant - Claimant bringing claim and applying for summary judgment - Whether a crystallised dispute in existence at relevant time.

The Case

Building contract Adjudication. The Technology and Construction Court held that the claimant was entitled to judgment for 229,771 plus VAT, being the amount of the claim that the adjudicator had jurisdiction to adjudicate upon.

Practice Areas

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