This page uses only publicly available judgments and published case material. It separates matters where C J Hough & Co or HQ Law acted as solicitors from matters where Chris Hough acted independently as adjudicator.
These are public cases in which the judgment records the firm as instructing solicitors. Outcomes are described neutrally and only to the extent shown by the published decision.
[2014] EWCA Civ 93
C J Hough & Co Ltd instructed for Walker in the Court of Appeal. Walker's costs appeal was allowed and Quayside's cross-appeal was dismissed; the court held that Quayside had not proved the relevant repayment/counterclaim and revised the costs position.
Read the judgment[2024] EWHC 1825 (TCC)
HQ Law Ltd instructed for ProMEP in adjudication enforcement proceedings. The TCC granted ProMEP's Part 7 enforcement claim and rejected Henry's Part 8 challenge.
Read the judgment[2012] EWHC 1509 (TCC)
C J Hough & Co Ltd instructed for WW Gear in Part 8 proceedings during an ongoing adjudication. The court declined to make the declaration sought, illustrating the limits of court intervention while an adjudication is in progress.
Read the judgment[2025] EWHC 1010 (TCC)
The published judgment records HQ Law, Horsham, as solicitors for the claimant in professional-negligence/insurance proceedings concerning building work. The judgment deals with amendment, strike-out and summary-judgment issues rather than final trial liability.
Read the judgmentThe fact that a later court judgment discusses an adjudication does not mean the adjudicator acted for either party. The appointment is independent.
[2003] EWHC 1187 (TCC)
Chris Hough decided issues including repudiatory breach, extension of time, disruption and final-account quantum, awarding Orange £90,283.77 plus VAT and continuing interest. The TCC rejected the jurisdiction challenge and enforced the award by summary judgment.
Read the judgment[2007] EWHC 144 (TCC)
The TCC considered serial adjudications and held that the parties remained bound by Chris Hough's earlier decision on the validity and enforceability of the liquidated-damages provisions.
Read the judgment[2011] EWHC 2846 (TCC)
Chris Hough awarded NAP £96,334.41 plus adjudicator's fees. The TCC rejected the natural-justice challenge and entered summary judgment for the adjudicated sum plus interest.
Read the judgment[2015] EWHC 2624 (TCC); [2016] EWHC 2616 (TCC)
In the first adjudication Chris Hough ordered payment of £147,223 after finding no valid payment or pay less notice. The TCC enforced that decision and held that the oral construction contract gave the adjudicator jurisdiction. A later adjudication then addressed the true value of the final account.
Read the later judgment[2017] EWHC 319 (TCC)
Chris Hough, nominated by ICE, had decided that Costain was out of time to pursue a claim arising from defective concrete. The later TCC proceedings examined the interaction of dispute-resolution provisions in the NEC contractual structure.
Read the judgment[2023] EWHC 3051 (TCC)
Chris Hough's decision allowed Lidl to deduct £757,845.63. On enforcement, the TCC granted summary judgment for £496,946.02 of that sum, with proportionate interest and the adjudicator's costs, while applying the Grove principle to the balance.
Read the judgment[2024] EWHC 2627 (TCC)
Chris Hough's 2023 adjudication addressed the contractual status of the RIBA Stage 4 design and related warranties. The later Part 8 judgment considered overlapping contract-interpretation issues and made declarations clarifying the parties' obligations.
Read the judgmentThis is a selection of matters identifiable from public judgments and published sources, not a complete client list. Most construction disputes and adjudications are private and confidential, so they are not named here.
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