C and B Scene Concept Design Ltd v Isobars Ltd: CA 31 Jan 2002

The claimant appealed a refusal of summary judgement, in a claim to enforce an arbitration award. Where an award was challenged, enforcement should still be allowed to continue unless the challenge went as to the jurisdiction of the reference. Errors of procedure, fact or law are not sufficient to prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision by summary judgment. In this case there was agreement as to the scope of the dispute, and the Adjudicator’s decision, even with errors of law as to the relevant contractual provisions, is still binding and enforceable until the matter is corrected in the final determination. Appeal allowed.

Judges:

Lord Justice Potter, Lord Justice Rix, And, Sir Murray Stuart-Smith

Citations:

[2002] EWCA Civ 46, [2002] BLR 93

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedBouygues UK Limited v Dahl-Jensen UK Limited TCC 17-Dec-1999
An arbitrator had made an award, the consequence of which, it was claimed, would lead to a retention being released before it was actually due. It was claimed that this part of the award was outside the adjudicator’s jurisdiction.
Held: . .

Cited by:

CitedCarillion Construction Ltd v Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd CA 16-Nov-2005
The parties had disputed payments for subcontracting work on a major project. The matter had been referred to arbitration, and the claimants now appealed refusal of leave to appeal the adjudicator’s award.
Held: The dispute was complex and . .
CitedCarillion Construction Ltd v Devonport Royal Dockyard TCC 26-Apr-2005
Application for leave to appeal against arbitrator’s award in construction dispute.
Held: The appeal was declined. . .
CitedMelville Dundas Ltd and others v George Wimpey UK Ltd and others HL 25-Apr-2007
The appellant sought an interim payment for works of construction undertaken for the respondents under a JCT contract. The respondents contended that, having terminated the contract on their receivership, the contract and Act meant that the interim . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Construction, Arbitration, Litigation Practice

Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.167534