Delta Fabrication & Glazing Ltd v Watkin Jones & Son Ltd

Delta Fabrication & Glazing Ltd v Watkin Jones & Son Ltd

The claimant failed to demonstrate that the parties unequivocally agreed, by conduct or otherwise, to amalgamate the two contracts into one. The evidence and documentation indicated the contracts remained separate. The adjudicator therefore lacked jurisdiction to determine disputes under both contracts in a single...

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Parties
Claimant: Delta Fabrication & Glazing Limited; Defendant: Watkin Jones & Son Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 April 2021
Procedural Posture
Civil (construction Dispute) / Summary Judgment Application
Outcome
Application for summary judgment dismissed
Legal Topics
Adjudication Enforcement, Jurisdiction of Adjudicator, Contract Variation, Estoppel
Construction Law Contract Law Adjudication Enforcement Jurisdiction of Adjudicator Contract Variation Estoppel

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Parties

Delta Fabrication & Glazing Limited

Claimant

Watkin Jones & Son Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil (construction Dispute) / Summary Judgment Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the adjudicator had jurisdiction to determine disputes referred under two separate contracts in a single adjudication
  2. 2 Whether the parties, by conduct, amalgamated two contracts into one
  3. 3 Whether the contracts were amalgamated for the purposes of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant failed to demonstrate that the parties unequivocally agreed, by conduct or otherwise, to amalgamate the two contracts into one. The evidence and documentation indicated the contracts remained separate. The adjudicator therefore lacked jurisdiction to determine disputes under both contracts in a single adjudication, and summary judgment to enforce the award must be refused.

Court Disposition

Application for summary judgment dismissed

Orders

  • Summary judgment refused
  • No order for payment into court as a condition of defending the claim