Evolve Housing + Support v Bouygues (UK) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 906 (TCC) (13 April 2022)

Evolve Housing + Support v Bouygues (UK) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 906 (TCC) (13 April 2022)

The Claimant is required to provide further and better particulars of its case against the Third Defendant based on the information already disclosed, as sufficient disclosure has been made to enable Evolve to serve the requested Further Information, even if it may need to be supplemented later.

Citation
[2022] EWHC 906 (TCC)
Parties
Claimant: Evolve Housing + Support; First Defendant: Bouygues (U.K.) Limited; Second Defendant: Potter Raper Partnership (A Firm); Third Defendant: Stride Treglown Limited; Third Party: Richardson Roofing Company Limited; Fourth Party: Salus (Building Control & Fire Safety Consultants) Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 April 2022
Procedural Posture
Professional Negligence / Construction Dispute / Costs and Case Management Conference; Application for Further Information
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Collateral Warranty, Duty of Care, Pleading Standards, Disclosure, Fire Safety Defects
Construction Law Professional Negligence Contract Law Collateral Warranty Duty of Care Pleading Standards Disclosure Fire Safety Defects

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Parties

Evolve Housing + Support

Claimant

Bouygues (U.K.) Limited

First Defendant

Potter Raper Partnership (A Firm)

Second Defendant

Stride Treglown Limited

Third Defendant

Richardson Roofing Company Limited

Third Party

Salus (Building Control & Fire Safety Consultants) Limited

Fourth Party

Procedural Posture

Professional Negligence / Construction Dispute / Costs and Case Management Conference; Application for Further Information

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Claimant must provide further and better particulars of its case against the Third Defendant prior to full disclosure
  2. 2 Whether the Claimant's pleadings are sufficiently particularised as to breach and causation against the Third Defendant

Ratio Decidendi

The Claimant is required to provide further and better particulars of its case against the Third Defendant based on the information already disclosed, as sufficient disclosure has been made to enable Evolve to serve the requested Further Information, even if it may need to be supplemented later.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Evolve Housing + Support is ordered to serve the Further Information requested by Stride Treglown Limited, with liberty to supplement if further relevant information becomes available.