Trafalgar House Construction (Regions) Limited v General Surety and Guarantee Company Limited
Language: English Series: Construction Law Journal ; (1994) 10 CLJ 240-246(7)Publication details: 1994Subject(s): Summary: CA 22 February 1994. In 1989 T entered into a building contract to construct a leisure complex. The groundworks were subcontracted and they obtained a bond from the subcontractors equal to 10% of the subcontract value. Before they completed the groundwork the subcontractors went into receivership and T finished the work. T commenced proceedings against G the guarantor of the bond for the sum of £101,285. The court held that T should receive that sum on the grounds that they was no arguable defence. G appealed but this was dismissed on the grounds that the obligation of the surety arose when called upon to pay any damages resulting from the subcontractors failure to perform.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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CA 22 February 1994. In 1989 T entered into a building contract to construct a leisure complex. The groundworks were subcontracted and they obtained a bond from the subcontractors equal to 10% of the subcontract value. Before they completed the groundwork the subcontractors went into receivership and T finished the work. T commenced proceedings against G the guarantor of the bond for the sum of £101,285. The court held that T should receive that sum on the grounds that they was no arguable defence. G appealed but this was dismissed on the grounds that the obligation of the surety arose when called upon to pay any damages resulting from the subcontractors failure to perform.