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Galliford Try Building Ltd v Estura Ltd

[2015] EWHC 412 (TCC)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Where an employer fails to serve a valid pay less notice, it must pay the notified sum demanded in a contractor's payment application, enforceable via adjudication.

Key Principle

adjudication enforcement; smash and grab adjudication; failure to serve pay less notice; employer must pay notified sum

Area of Law

construction

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