6th Flr Evergreen House, 160 Euston Road, NW1 2DT
Decided 19 May 2025 VT00027295 Daniel Watney LLP - Alex Izett
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged completion notices served by the billing authority proposing a completion date of 16 December 2024 for three floors of serviced offices being refurbished. The appellant contended that discovery of disturbed asbestos required specialist removal work taking approximately seven weeks, after which a further three-month programme of refurbishment works would be needed. The tribunal found that the presence of asbestos material changed the normal scope of works and made the original completion date unreasonable. The appeal was allowed and the completion date was amended to 5 May 2025 to allow for the asbestos remediation and subsequent fit-out works.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Evergreen Marine UK Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Effective date
- Evidence
- Measurement survey, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Graylaw Investments Ltd v Ipswich Borough Council; JLG Investments Ltd v Sandwell District Council; Post Office v Nottingham City Council
- Hearing
- 17 April 2025
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