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Article: COURT REPORT
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- August 23, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Aug 23, 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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[ John F Hunt Demolition Ltd ? ASME Engineering Ltd ]
* THE CASE
The issue examined in John F Hunt Demolition Ltd ? ASME Engineering Ltd [2007] EWHC 1507 (TCC) was whether a settlement amount at one level of a chain of contracts is recoverable as the measure of damages further down the chain.
The work was the construction of a building which required the demolition of the existing building. The owner was Kier Whitehall. The contractor Kier Build sub-contracted the demolition to Hunt, who in turn sub-subcontracted to ASME the construction of a temporary steel structure to support the existing facades of the property during the demolition works.
Sparks from ASME's welding work set light to ...