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Carillion Construction Ltd v Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd

[2005] EWCA Civ 1358
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Courts should enforce adjudicator's decisions without revisiting the merits, save where there has been a material breach of natural justice.

Key Principle

adjudication enforcement; court should not revisit the merits but can refuse enforcement for breach of natural justice

Area of Law

Construction

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