Jonathan Acton Davis KC, Colin Kangaloo SC and Jennifer Jones KC appear in the Privy Council in the matter of Estate Management and Business Development Company Ltd v Junior Sammy Contractors Ltd

Jonathan Acton Davis KC, Colin Kangaloo SC and Jennifer Jones KC, instructed by Danielle Inglefield of Fitzwilliam Stone, Furness-Smith & Morgan, appeared in the Privy Council on 30 April 2024 in the matter of Estate Management and Business Development Company Ltd v Junior Sammy Contractors Ltd, which was on appeal from the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

The appeal concerned a contract entered into on the FIDIC form about large scale infrastructure works in Trinidad.

The Board was asked to consider:

1. whether or not issues of abatement or fraud could be pursued against the contractor in light of the pleaded case;
2. whether or not the employer was entitled to specific disclosure of project documentation in circumstances where it was unable to plead fully in the absence of the same; and
3. whether or not the claimant contractor had assigned away its right to bring its claim.

You can read more on the case on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council website here.