Corebuild Ltd v Cleaver & Anor [2019] EWHC 2170 (TCC) (07 August 2019)

Corebuild Ltd v Cleaver & Anor [2019] EWHC 2170 (TCC) (07 August 2019)

The adjudicator's decision was unenforceable due to a material breach of natural justice, as he determined a key issue on a factual basis not argued by the parties and without giving the Defendants an opportunity to address it.

Citation
[2019] EWHC 2170 (TCC)
Parties
Claimant: Corebuild Limited; Defendant: Mr Tom Cleaver; Defendant: Ms Hanna Osmolska
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
07 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Summary Judgment Application to Enforce Adjudication Award / Judgment on Application for Summary Judgment
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Adjudication Enforcement, Repudiatory Breach, Natural Justice, Stay of Execution, Insolvency

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Parties

Corebuild Limited

Claimant

Mr Tom Cleaver

Defendant

Ms Hanna Osmolska

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Summary Judgment Application to Enforce Adjudication Award / Judgment on Application for Summary Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the adjudicator's decision is unenforceable due to breach of natural justice
  2. 2 Whether summary judgment should be granted to enforce the adjudication award
  3. 3 Whether a stay of execution should be ordered due to the claimant's financial position

Ratio Decidendi

The adjudicator's decision was unenforceable due to a material breach of natural justice, as he determined a key issue on a factual basis not argued by the parties and without giving the Defendants an opportunity to address it.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Summary judgment refused
  • No enforcement of adjudication award