TAYLOR WIMPEY UK LTD v TAYLOR WOODROW CONSTRUCTION AND VINCI CONSTRUCTION HOLDING LTD

[2026] EWHC 2526 (TCC), Technology and Construction Court, Pepperall J, 7 October 2026

Defective Premises Act 1972 – Claim by associated company – Whether abuse of process or collateral attack on arbitration proceedings

Taylor Wimpey Developments Ltd ("TWDL") commenced arbitration proceedings against Taylor Woodrow Construction ("Woodrow") in 2021 and the claims brought included one under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA), in respect of what were said to be a number of fire safety defects in the buildings. The arbitrator determined that the claim was statute barred.