IMPLIED CONTRACT BETWEEN ARCHITECT AND CLIENT

Latchin v General Mediterranean Holdings SA [2003] EWCA Civ 1786 (16 December 2003)

The Court of Appeal in Latchin v General Mediterranean Holdings SA [2003] EWCA Civ 1786 (16 December 2003) held that a contract had been concluded between the claimant architect and the defendant company notwithstanding the fact that the parties agreed initially that the claimant would not be remunerated for his services. As the work progressed and the expenses which the claimant was asked to incur increased, the court inferred, here affirming the decision of Mr Recorder Uff QC, that the instructions issued by and on behalf of the defendant carried with them an implication that payment would be made for services rendered.