DICKIE & MOORE LTD AGAINST RONALD JAMES McLEISH, MRS DIANE McLEISH AND CATRIONA WATT [2019] ScotCS CSOH_71 (12 September 2019)

DICKIE & MOORE LTD AGAINST RONALD JAMES McLEISH, MRS DIANE McLEISH AND CATRIONA WATT [2019] ScotCS CSOH_71 (12 September 2019)

A material part of the dispute described in the Notice of Adjudication had not crystallised before the notice was served; therefore, enforcement of the adjudicator’s decision cannot proceed as sought.

Citation
[2019] ScotCS CSOH_71
Parties
Pursuer: Dickie & Moore Limited; Defender: Ronald James McLeish; Defender: Mrs Diane McLeish; Defender: Catriona Watt
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
12 September 2019
Procedural Posture
Commercial Action / Judgment Following Proof Before Answer
Outcome
Enforcement refused; case to be put out by order for further submissions on severance or disposal.
Legal Topics
Adjudication Enforcement, Trusts, Jurisdiction, Natural Justice, Crystallisation of Disputes

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Parties

Dickie & Moore Limited

Pursuer

Ronald James McLeish

Defender

Mrs Diane McLeish

Defender

Catriona Watt

Defender

Procedural Posture

Commercial Action / Judgment Following Proof Before Answer

  1. 1 Did the adjudicator have jurisdiction to entertain a claim advanced against 'the Lauren McLeish Trust'?
  2. 2 Did the adjudicator fail to exhaust his jurisdiction?
  3. 3 Was there a material breach of natural justice?

Ratio Decidendi

A material part of the dispute described in the Notice of Adjudication had not crystallised before the notice was served; therefore, enforcement of the adjudicator’s decision cannot proceed as sought.

Court Disposition

Enforcement refused; case to be put out by order for further submissions on severance or disposal.