Shaw & Anor v Massey Foundation & Pilings Ltd. [2009] EWHC 493 (TCC) (12 March 2009)

Shaw & Anor v Massey Foundation & Pilings Ltd. [2009] EWHC 493 (TCC) (12 March 2009)

Appellants were not residential occupiers of East Lodge at contract formation; adjudicator had jurisdiction; enforcement of award is mandatory; procedural sequence does not affect right to enforcement.

Citation
[2009] EWHC 493 (TCC)
Parties
Appellants: Mr and Mrs Christopher Shaw; Respondents: Massey Foundation & Pilings Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 March 2009
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Permission to Appeal From County Court Orders
Outcome
Applications for permission to appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
Adjudication Enforcement, Arbitration Stay, Residential Occupier Exemption, Jurisdiction Under Housing Grants Act

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Parties

Mr and Mrs Christopher Shaw

Appellants

Massey Foundation & Pilings Ltd

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Permission to Appeal From County Court Orders

  1. 1 Whether appellants are residential occupiers under s.106 Housing Grants Act 1996
  2. 2 Whether enforcement of adjudicator's decision should be stayed for arbitration
  3. 3 Whether procedural defects in enforcement justify stay

Ratio Decidendi

Appellants were not residential occupiers of East Lodge at contract formation; adjudicator had jurisdiction; enforcement of award is mandatory; procedural sequence does not affect right to enforcement.

Court Disposition

Applications for permission to appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • Permission to amend notice of appeal refused.
  • Permission to appeal against order of HHJ MacKay dismissed.