We acted for a developer building student accommodation in Bournemouth who faced wrongful contractor demands totalling £1.2m. Interim payments had been certified based on overvalued and, in some cases, non-existent work. When our clients were threatened with personal bankruptcy and their company with liquidation, we intervened – challenging the validity of guarantees, bringing an injunction, and ultimately overturning a High Court decision in the Court of Appeal. The result: contractor pressure neutralised, confidence retained with funders, and the build completed. Our strategic litigation kept the project – and the client – financially afloat.
