FK Construction Limited v ISG Retail Limited

FK Construction Limited v ISG Retail Limited

ISG Retail Limited is not entitled to set off or withhold payment of the sum awarded in the Wood Decision because the requirements for the set off exception (as articulated in HS Works and Sentosa) are not met: the Molloy Decision and Triathlon Decisions are not both valid and enforceable, are not the subject of separate enforcement proceedings, and the Wood Decision does not contemplate set off. The court must enforce the Wood Decision without set off or withholding.

Parties
Claimant: FK Construction Limited; Defendant: ISG Retail Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Commercial Construction Dispute / Summary Judgment Application
Outcome
Summary judgment granted for the claimant; enforcement of the Wood Decision without set off or withholding.
Legal Topics
Adjudication Enforcement, Set Off and Withholding, Summary Judgment, Construction Contracts, Jurisdictional Challenges
Construction Law Contract Law Adjudication Enforcement Set Off and Withholding Summary Judgment Construction Contracts Jurisdictional Challenges

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Parties

FK Construction Limited

Claimant

ISG Retail Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Construction Dispute / Summary Judgment Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should enforce the adjudicator's decision (the Wood Decision) in favour of FK Construction Limited against ISG Retail Limited
  2. 2 Whether ISG Retail Limited is entitled to set off or withhold payment based on other adjudication decisions or cross-contract claims

Ratio Decidendi

ISG Retail Limited is not entitled to set off or withhold payment of the sum awarded in the Wood Decision because the requirements for the set off exception (as articulated in HS Works and Sentosa) are not met: the Molloy Decision and Triathlon Decisions are not both valid and enforceable, are not the subject of separate enforcement proceedings, and the Wood Decision does not contemplate set off. The court must enforce the Wood Decision without set off or withholding.

Court Disposition

Summary judgment granted for the claimant; enforcement of the Wood Decision without set off or withholding.

Orders

  • ISG Retail Limited to pay FK Construction Limited £1,691,679.94 plus interest as determined in the Wood Decision.