Application for payment held to be invalid

In RBG Plastering Ltd v Tawe Drylining and Plastering Ltd [2020] EWHC 3028 (TCC) HH Judge Jarman QC, sitting as a judge of the High Court, held that the claimant was entitled to a declaration that the defendant’s application for payment was invalid on the ground that it did not comply with the requirements of the terms of the subcontract between the parties. The case acts as a reminder of the need to ensure that applications for payment are made in conformity with the requirements of the terms of the applicable contract.