Jim Ennis Construction Ltd v Combined Stabilisation Ltd [2009] EWHC B37 (TCC) (20 November 2009)

Jim Ennis Construction Ltd v Combined Stabilisation Ltd [2009] EWHC B37 (TCC) (20 November 2009)

A binding final account agreement was concluded; no express condition that actual payment was required for discharge; breach by JEC did not amount to repudiation or entitle CSL to revive original claims; CSL remains bound by the agreement and final account sum.

Citation
[2009] EWHC B37 (TCC)
Parties
Claimant: Jim Ennis Construction Ltd; Defendant: Combined Stabilisation Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 November 2009
Procedural Posture
Declaratory Relief Action / Judgment
Outcome
Declaratory relief granted in favour of JEC; CSL bound by final account agreement and sum.
Legal Topics
Final Account Agreements, Repudiation, Breach of Contract, Compromise Agreements
Contract Law Construction Law Final Account Agreements Repudiation Breach of Contract Compromise Agreements

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Parties

Jim Ennis Construction Ltd

Claimant

Combined Stabilisation Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Declaratory Relief Action / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a binding final account agreement was concluded
  2. 2 Whether the agreement was void for uncertainty due to lack of agreement on time for payment
  3. 3 Whether the agreement was conditional upon actual payment

Ratio Decidendi

A binding final account agreement was concluded; no express condition that actual payment was required for discharge; breach by JEC did not amount to repudiation or entitle CSL to revive original claims; CSL remains bound by the agreement and final account sum.

Court Disposition

Declaratory relief granted in favour of JEC; CSL bound by final account agreement and sum.

Orders

  • CSL is bound by the final account value of £707,500 and not entitled to revise or claim further payment under the subcontract.