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TCC judgment on reasonableness of a settlement

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 6-386-0471 (Approx. 3 pages)

TCC judgment on reasonableness of a settlement

by PLC Construction
An update on Siemens Building Technologies FE Ltd v Supershield Ltd [2009] EWHC 927 (TCC), which considered whether a sub-sub-contractor could settle a claim against it by a sub-contractor and then claim the amount of the settlement from its sub-sub-sub-contractor.
Note added 22.01.10: The defendant's appeal against this judgment was unsuccessful in the Court of Appeal (see Legal update, Court of Appeal upholds TCC judgment on reasonableness of a settlement).

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Resource ID 6-386-0471
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Published on 06-May-2009
Resource Type Legal update: case report
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  • England
  • Wales
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