Reports From The Courts - November 2020

Our regular review of the court designs of most relevance to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth, focusing on a case which serves as a reminder of the courts' approach to strike-out and summary judgment applications; and another that highlights the courts' robust support of the 'pay now, argue later' principle of the Construction Act.

Sportcity 4 Management Limited and Others v Countryside Properties (UK) Limited

[2020] EWHC 1591 (TCC); HHJ Eyre QC

Sportcity 4 Management Limited (Sportcity) are the management companies of the blocks forming the Sportcity Living complex development in Manchester (the Development). Countryside Properties (UK) Limited (Countryside), a property developer, built the Development, which was completed in 2010 at the latest.