Cases - University of Brighton v Dovehouse Interiors

Record details

Name
University of Brighton v Dovehouse Interiors
Date
[2014]
Citation
EWHC 940
Legislation
Keywords
Contract administration
Summary

The claimant sought a declaration that the defendant contractor’s notice of adjudication was time barred on the basis that a final certificate had been issued and had become conclusive. The defendant had sought the nomination of an adjudicator by the wrong appointing body, sending a notice of adjudication to the claimant at the same time. By the time that the mistake became apparent, the period for challenging the final certificate had expired.

The court held that it was enough that a notice of adjudication had been served within the relevant period, even if the appointment of the adjudicator occurred after the period had survived. The final certificate had not become conclusive as regards the matters challenged in the notice of adjudication.