Read the full judgment text of HCA 012848/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 February 1998.
1. The plaintiff is taking proceedings against the defendant on the basis of a construction sub-contract dated 9 August 1993. The defendant resists this claim, both on the merits and on the basis that this contract was replaced by another contract between the plaintiff and another company. Both contracts contain an arbitration clause that provides that any dispute of the nature raised here shall be referred to the architect, and, if either of the parties is unhappy with the architect's decision,