No sum due to contractor in final account dispute with homeowner (The Sky’s the Limit v Dr Mohamed Mirza)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Terms of the contract
• Termination
• Final account and loss of profits
• Resolving domestic property construction disputes
• Case details

Article summary

Construction analysis: In a final account dispute arising on a residential alteration project, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) was required to decide what payment terms the parties had actually agreed, and whether the contractor had lawfully terminated the contract. Finding that no further sums were due to or by either party, the TCC warned of the potentially disproportionate costs of resolving such claims in court.