TCC Case Law 2026
Payment & Set-Off
3 judgments of the Technology and Construction Court in this category. Each case page carries the summary, the legal article and the knowledge check.
- 01Deerns UK Limited v VDC LHR11 Limited[2026] EWHC 1509 (TCC)The consultancy contract linked the final date for payment to the consultant's invoice rather than fixing a set period after the due date. Mr Justice Eyre held that the contract failed to comply with section 110(1)(b) of the Construction Act, so the Scheme's 17 day final date applied and the pay less notices were late. An estoppel by convention was rejected on the documents, and the court had no power to restore the parties' intended 30 day interval. Judgment for 910,501.71 pounds plus VAT.
- 02Oakland Wantage Care Home Ltd v Stepnell Ltd[2026] EWHC 1530 (TCC)An employer's attempt to reopen a JCT Design and Build final account failed twice over. The contractor's 2022 draft account was not the Final Statement, and correspondence sent before a final statement exists cannot be a notice of dispute under clause 4.24.6. The February 2024 statement stood as the relevant statement and the declarations were refused.
- 03Lexana Finance Limited v Jason Andrew Francis[2026] EWHC 611 (TCC)A 50 million pound share sale of a software business produced warranty claims over the company's Microsoft licensing. The seller relied on the awareness qualification in the warranties and on a 1 pound liability cap absent fraud or dishonesty. HHJ Stephen Davies held both defences reasonably arguable and refused summary judgment, sending the dispute to trial.
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