Valuing property in accordance with contract (Great Dunmow Estates Ltd v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

Property Disputes analysis: In its judgment, the Court of Appeal not only considered the interrelation between the Supreme Court’s decision in MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd and the day-to-day practicalities of conducting expert determinations, but also provided useful clarification on the limits of an expert’s jurisdiction to construe the underlying contract that defines their role. Tom Roscoe, a barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, discusses the case.