Kier Regional Ltd (t/a Wallis) v City & General (Holborn) Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 2454 (TCC) (17 October 2008)

Kier Regional Ltd (t/a Wallis) v City & General (Holborn) Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 2454 (TCC) (17 October 2008)

No present debts were due from Cambridge or Temple to Holborn as any liability was contingent on the final account and outcome of arbitration; thus, the statutory requirement for a third party debt order was not met. Even if debts existed, the court would exercise its discretion against making the orders due to the prejudice to third parties and the imminence of arbitration challenging the underlying judgment.

Citation
[2008] EWHC 2454 (TCC)
Parties
Claimant / Applicant: Kier Regional Limited (t/a Wallis); Defendant / Respondent: City and General (Holborn) Ltd; Third Party: Cambridge Gate Properties Limited; Third Party: Temple Guiting Manor Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 October 2008
Procedural Posture
Application for Final Third Party Debt Orders and Cross Application for Stay of Execution / Post Judgment Enforcement, Hearing of Applications
Outcome
Applications for final third party debt orders dismissed; interim orders discharged. Stay of execution of judgment granted pending arbitration.
Legal Topics
Third Party Debt Orders, Enforcement of Adjudicator's Decisions, Stay of Execution, Joint Venture Agreements, Company Accounts and Evidence
Civil Procedure Construction Law Commercial Law Third Party Debt Orders Enforcement of Adjudicator's Decisions Stay of Execution Joint Venture Agreements Company Accounts and Evidence

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Parties

Kier Regional Limited (t/a Wallis)

Claimant / Applicant

City and General (Holborn) Ltd

Defendant / Respondent

Cambridge Gate Properties Limited

Third Party

Temple Guiting Manor Limited

Third Party

Procedural Posture

Application for Final Third Party Debt Orders and Cross Application for Stay of Execution / Post Judgment Enforcement, Hearing of Applications

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether debts are due and owing from Cambridge and/or Temple to Holborn for the purpose of third party debt orders
  2. 2 Whether the court should exercise its discretion under CPR Part 72 to make final third party debt orders in the context of an adjudicator's decision under challenge
  3. 3 Whether a stay of execution of the judgment should be granted pending arbitration

Ratio Decidendi

No present debts were due from Cambridge or Temple to Holborn as any liability was contingent on the final account and outcome of arbitration; thus, the statutory requirement for a third party debt order was not met. Even if debts existed, the court would exercise its discretion against making the orders due to the prejudice to third parties and the imminence of arbitration challenging the underlying judgment.

Court Disposition

Applications for final third party debt orders dismissed; interim orders discharged. Stay of execution of judgment granted pending arbitration.

Orders

  • Interim third party debt orders discharged
  • No final third party debt orders made