BOUGUES E & S CONTRACTING UK LTD v VITAL ENERGI UITILITIES LTD FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW [2014] ScotCS CSOH_115 (22 July 2014)

BOUGUES E & S CONTRACTING UK LTD v VITAL ENERGI UITILITIES LTD FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW [2014] ScotCS CSOH_115 (22 July 2014)

The adjudicator addressed the issues remitted, considered the parties’ positions and evidence, and there was no breach of natural justice or failure to exhaust jurisdiction; thus, the decision stands and the petition is refused.

Citation
[2014] ScotCS CSOH_115
Parties
Petitioner: Bouygues E&S Contracting UK Ltd; Respondent: Vital Energi Utilities Ltd
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
22 July 2014
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition refused
Legal Topics
Adjudication, Natural Justice, Jurisdiction of Adjudicator, Sampling of Evidence, Challenge to Adjudicator's Decision

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Parties

Bouygues E&S Contracting UK Ltd

Petitioner

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the adjudicator failed to address whether works were defective before ordering payment under condition 57
  2. 2 Whether the adjudicator's reliance on an assessor's sampling of invoices denied natural justice
  3. 3 Whether the adjudicator improperly relied on his own experience without giving parties an opportunity to comment

Ratio Decidendi

The adjudicator addressed the issues remitted, considered the parties’ positions and evidence, and there was no breach of natural justice or failure to exhaust jurisdiction; thus, the decision stands and the petition is refused.

Court Disposition

petition refused

Orders

  • Uphold Vital’s plea-in-law
  • Repel Bouygues’ pleas-in-law