McGregor (U.K.) Ltd. v. British Railways Board & Ors. - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Bingham J.) - 10 October 1985

Estoppel - Whether sufficient prejudice shown

The plaintiffs (“McGregor”) were a firm of marine consultants, engineers and designers and naval architects. The first defendants (the “Board”) were a statutory corporation. The second defendants (“SUKL”) were a wholly owned subsidiary of the Board and the third defendants (“SHL”) were a wholly owned subsidiary of SUKL.