LAING O'ROURKE DELIVERY LTD v SHEPPERTON STUDIOS LTD

[2026] EWHC 612 (TCC), Technology and Construction Contract, Mr Simon Lofthouse KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, 16 March 2026

Payment notice – Pay less notice – Validity – Stay of execution

The claimant, Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd (LOR), was the contractor on a building project. The defendant, Shepperton Studios Ltd (SSL), was the employer. There was a dispute between the parties arising from LOR's Application for Payment (AFP) 45 and SSL's response to it in issuing a payment notice and a pay less notice.