Sutton Services Ltd v Vaughan Engineering Services Ltd [2013] NIQB 99 (23 September 2013)

Sutton Services Ltd v Vaughan Engineering Services Ltd [2013] NIQB 99 (23 September 2013)

If the plaintiff's insurers provide an assurance that, to their present knowledge, there are no circumstances entitling them to refuse cover, this is sufficient to warrant release of the balance of the adjudicator's award and removal of the stay.

Citation
[2013] NIQB 99
Parties
Plaintiff: Sutton Services Ltd; Defendant: Vaughan Engineering Services Ltd
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
23 September 2013
Procedural Posture
Commercial Application / Application to Remove Stay on Judgment
Outcome
Conditional removal of stay
Legal Topics
Enforcement of Adjudicator's Award, Stay of Judgment, Insurance Indemnity, Financial Security in Litigation
Construction Law Insurance Law Civil Procedure Enforcement of Adjudicator's Award Stay of Judgment Insurance Indemnity Financial Security in Litigation

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Parties

Sutton Services Ltd

Plaintiff

Vaughan Engineering Services Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Application / Application to Remove Stay on Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiff has sufficient insurance cover to justify removal of the stay on enforcement of the adjudicator's award
  2. 2 Whether the defendant remains at risk of non-recovery if successful in its claim for defective work

Ratio Decidendi

If the plaintiff's insurers provide an assurance that, to their present knowledge, there are no circumstances entitling them to refuse cover, this is sufficient to warrant release of the balance of the adjudicator's award and removal of the stay.

Court Disposition

Conditional removal of stay

Orders

  • If the plaintiff's insurers provide an assurance as per Henderson Insurance Brokers' letter, the balance of the adjudicator's award is to be released.