Cases - Taylor v Bhail

Record details

Name

Taylor v Bhail

Date

[1996]

Citation

CLC 377

Keywords

Contract - building contract - fraudulent contract - claim for work done - whether the contractor was entitled to payment for work done where the parties had conspired to defraud an insurance company

Summary

The building contractor claimant was engaged to carry out repairs to storm damage at a school, of which the defendant was headmaster. The work was covered by insurance. The defendant told the claimant that if he inflated the contract fee by £1,000 and gave him that sum, the claimant would get the work. The claimant sued for payment for the work done. The claim failed. If parties conspire to defraud an insurance company, they cannot expect the court to assist them in implementing their agreement.