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Supreme Court withdraws Robin Rigg decision

By: Tom Russell 20/11/2015 MT Højgaard

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The UK Supreme Court has announced that it will withdraw its decision of 5 November 2015 for further evaluation regarding application to appeal in the dispute regarding the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm .

Originally the ruling rejected an application from Eon to allow an appeal against the ruling in an old dispute. The court's initial finding was that MT Højgaard was not liable to the client.

Today's announcement that the application to appeal, filed by Eon, is being further evaluated could result in the decision being reversed.

MT Hojgaard stated: "The purpose and the effect of this expected withdrawal by the Supreme Court is not known at this time."

"Should this imply that the dispute is not finally settled, it will cause the Group to re-establish a provision and adjust its guidance for Special items to DKK 0 against the present guidance of an income of DKK 195 million."

In 2007-2009, MT Højgaard designed, fabricated and installed foundations for the Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, off the west coast of Scotland. Following completion of the works, weaknesses were discovered in the grouted connections of the foundations as a result of errors in the then applicable international standard issued by DNV. The wind farm client, E.ON Climate and Renewables, claimed MT Højgaard was responsible for the problem with the grouted connections and that MT Højgaard should pay damages. MT Højgaard denied liability arguing that the Group had observed the applicable international standard as required by the client.

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.

Robin Rigg offshore wind farm consisted of 58 Vestas V90-3.0 turbines, each with a rated power of 3MW. This gave the wind farm a total capacity of 174MW. The reduction in the two turbines was a result of natural movements of the sandbank and the loss of seabed level. The decommissioning was carried out last month on turbines A1 and B1 by 140 metre MPI ADVENTURE.

For more information about the MPI ADVENTURE or the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm please follow the links provided. Alternatively you can use our global interactive map to view offshore wind farm projects and the locations of vessels associated with the projects.

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