Henderson & Jones Limited v Salica Investments Limited & Ors

Henderson & Jones Limited v Salica Investments Limited & Ors

The Claimant’s Part 36 offer was valid as a reasonable reader would understand 'Relevant Period' to mean 21 days based on prior correspondence; Claimant beat its Part 36 offer, entitling it to Part 36 consequences including interest at 10% above base rate, indemnity costs, and an additional £75,000.

Parties
Claimant: Henderson & Jones Limited; First Defendant: Salica Investments Limited; Second Defendant: Digital Home Visits Limited; Third Defendant: Digital Home Visits Technologies Limited; Fourth Defendant: Dominic Anthony Charles Perks
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 July 2025
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Claim for Breach of Confidence / Post Trial Consequential Orders Hearing
Outcome
Judgment for Claimant; consequential orders made.
Legal Topics
Interest on Judgment, Part 36 Offers, Indemnity Costs, Permission to Appeal
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Interest on Judgment Part 36 Offers Indemnity Costs Permission to Appeal

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Parties

Henderson & Jones Limited

Claimant

Salica Investments Limited

First Defendant

Digital Home Visits Limited

Second Defendant

Digital Home Visits Technologies Limited

Third Defendant

Dominic Anthony Charles Perks

Fourth Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Claim for Breach of Confidence / Post Trial Consequential Orders Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate interest rate on judgment sum
  2. 2 Validity of Claimant’s Part 36 offer
  3. 3 Whether Part 36 offer was beaten

Ratio Decidendi

The Claimant’s Part 36 offer was valid as a reasonable reader would understand 'Relevant Period' to mean 21 days based on prior correspondence; Claimant beat its Part 36 offer, entitling it to Part 36 consequences including interest at 10% above base rate, indemnity costs, and an additional £75,000.

Court Disposition

Judgment for Claimant; consequential orders made.

Orders

  • First and Fourth Defendants to pay interest at 5% above Bank of England base rate on £2,154,285 from 9 March 2016 to 21 November 2023.
  • Interest at 10% above base rate from 21 November 2023.