Nabarro delivers express victory for new client

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18 February 2009

Nabarro LLP’s Sheffield construction practice delivered a High Court victory for a new client – seven days after being appointed.

Nabarro was instructed by Bell Group, the UK's largest independent commercial and industrial painting firm, which was facing imminent proceedings relating to a dispute with facilities service company Dalkia.

Dalkia had launched proceedings in the Technology and Construction Court to prevent Bell Group pursuing an independent adjudication over a disputed contract relating to repair and painting works at 143 railway stations and 22 footbridges.

Nabarro was recommended by the Dubai office of international construction consultants Currie & Brown, who had compiled Bell Group’s adjudication referral.

In seven days, including two days of court hearings, a Nabarro team led by partner Ian Radford secured a judgement in favour of its new client. Dalkia's proceedings were thrown out by the court in their entirety, with a substantial costs order awarded in Bell Group's favour.

A couple of days later, Nabarro secured an award from the adjudicator giving Bell Group 100% of its substantive claims, together with all the costs incurred in the adjudication process and a punitive interest award – a total of some £300,000.

"It is very unusual for a case to be turned around so quickly – and also very unusual to win 100% of the claim and costs," says partner Ian Radford. "This was a complex, challenging case and it was very satisfying to deliver such a positive result for a new client. This result is also further proof of Nabarro's ability to steer a complex case through the London courts from our Sheffield office."

Bell Group managing director Ian Henderson said: "We appointed Nabarro after significant delays in our attempt to secure adjudication against Dalkia and were impressed by its determination and by the speed with which it got to grips with such a complex case. We are also grateful to Edward McCluskey from Currie & Brown for his work on our behalf."

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Natalie George
Lansons Communications
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Steve Caddy
PR, Nabarro LLP
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Ian Radford
Partner, Nabarro LLP
T +44 (0)114 279 4052
i.radford@nabarro.com