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Practice – Summary judgment. The defendant engaged the claimant to carry out electrical works. The claimant applied for summary judgment to enforce two adjudicator's decisions, ordering the defendant to pay the claimant two sums of money, arising out of the contracts. The defendant challenged the decisions on the grounds of breach of natural justice and jurisdiction. The Technology and Construction Court, in rejecting the defendant's grounds of challenge, entered judgment for the claimant, refused to grant a stay of execution and ordered that the sum due was to be paid within seven days.
Practice – Summary judgment. The defendant engaged the claimant to carry out electrical works. The claimant applied for summary judgment to enforce two adjudicator's decisions, ordering the defendant to pay the claimant two sums of money, arising out of the contracts. The defendant challenged the decisions on the grounds of breach of natural justice and jurisdiction. The Technology and Construction Court, in rejecting the defendant's grounds of challenge, entered judgment for the claimant, refused to grant a stay of execution and ordered that the sum due was to be paid within seven days.
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