True value adjudication: no right to set-off against a smash and grab

M Davenport Builders Ltd v Greer & Anor [2019] EWHC 318 (TCC) is one of the first cases to consider the enforcement of a ‘smash and grab’ adjudication since the landmark ruling in Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited [2018] was affirmed by the court of appeal.

In this article, James Vernon and Charlotte Gooch provide an insight into this recent case and explain how it led to an adjudication.