Mulalley to pay £10.8m to Hyde after landmark cladding case

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Contractor’s bill after July’s High Court judgement higher than previously expected

An Essex-based housing contractor will pay £10.8m in costs and damages to the owner of a set of Portsmouth towers following a historic High Court judgement earlier this year.

In July, a judgement handed down at the Technology and Construction Court found Mulalley had breached its contract in both its specification and installation of the defective cladding system, in a ruling which could have huge ramifications for future cases.

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