KCC 301/2014

This case involved a delayed contract and whether one of the parties, a university had the right to deduct delay fines from the amount owed.

Background

The documents of the case revealed that the court concluded that the company (litigant) complied with is obligations in the signed contract and supplied the items on time

Decision

The court said that the court concluded that the university (appellant) did not have the right to deduct any delay fines from the value of the contract. The court said that the court established its ruling on the grounds that the university was the party which had delayed the completion of the project by failing to manage the timeline of the project properly. The court said that the court established its ruling on the grounds of solid evidence including the report of the expert.

The court dismissed the appeal.