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Adjudication: TCC denies summary judgment on enforcement as referring party had entered a CVA (Westfield Ltd v Mr and Mrs Whitehouse)

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Published on: 25 November 2017
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  • Practical implication
  • Facts
  • Effect of a CVA on the adjudication
  • Court details

Article summary

DR analysis: Luke Wygas from 4 Pump Court Chambers reports on the decision in Westfield, which considers the impact of a referring party being in a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) at the time of seeking to enforce an adjudication decision.

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