LETTER OF INTENT NOT A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

Bennett (Electrical) Services Ltd v Inviron Ltd [2007] EWHC 49 (TCC), 19 January 2007

In Bennett (Electrical) Services Ltd v Inviron Ltd [2007] EWHC 49 (TCC), 19 January 2007, Judge David Wilcox held that an adjudicator did not have jurisdiction to determine the dispute between the parties. The letter of intent issued by the defendant in favour of the claimant did not result in the creation of a contract between the parties and so there was no construction contract to which the adjudication provisions in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 could apply.