Trustee of the Property of Andrews v Brock Builders (Kessingland) Ltd

Subject Matter

ARBITRATION — Stay of judicial proceedings — Arbitration agreement — Building contract containing arbitration clause — Bankruptcy of builder — Trustee commencing action for breach of contract — Trustee claiming financial inability to arbitrate caused by defendants' breach of contract — Whether proceedings to be stayed — Arbitration Act 1950, s4

[1997] QB 674; [1997] 3 WLR 124