The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has refused an application for summary judgment to enforce a £340,000 adjudicator’s award after the claiming contractor entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) post-decision. Applying established judicial principles regarding insolvency and statutory adjudication, the court determined that enforcing an interim payment decision in favor of a restructuring entity created an unacceptable risk of injustice to the paying party.
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