The Business Law Reports
[2016] Bus LR 1311
Queen’s Bench Division
ZVI Construction Co LLC
v
University of Notre Dame (USA) In England
[2016] EWHC 1924 (TCC)
2016 June 17,
20;
Aug 2
Stephen Furst QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge
Building— Contract— Dispute resolution procedure— Development agreement providing for sale of property— Completion of sale conditional on completion of works to be carried out by builder— Agreement providing for determination of disputes by expert— Buyer obtaining expert’s determination against builder— Builder subsequently contending dispute resolution clause restricted to disputes between buyer and seller— Whether builder by its conduct impliedly conferring jurisdiction on expert— Whether bound by expert’s determination