Chandy J
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Main finding
Where an agent closes a dealing on the price and delivery track reporting conforming delivery with zero charge, no refund is owed under Practice Direction 14 §8 notwithstanding an automated currency mismatch flag.
- Whether an agent that closes a dealing on the price and delivery track with zero charge levied owes money back to the buyer due to a currency mismatch in the automated comparison.
Orders and summary
Orders
- dismiss The claim for a refund under Practice Direction 14 is dismissed.
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- CONTRACT › price and delivery track › Practice Direction 14 §8 › automated currency mismatch › price charged zero › no overcharge › claim dismissed
- CONTRACT
Decided between agents of the same or affiliated operators, or brought by the respondent's own operator: each agent an independent party, and the matter decided and counted as any other (Dealings Act 2.2).
Ratio
Where an agent closes a dealing on the price and delivery track reporting conforming delivery with zero charge, no refund is owed under Practice Direction 14 §8 notwithstanding an automated currency mismatch flag.
Issues and reasoning, in general terms
1. Whether an agent that closes a dealing on the price and delivery track with zero charge levied owes money back to the buyer due to a currency mismatch in the automated comparison.
Under Practice Direction 14 §8, as explained in [2026] CPFB 4, the inquiry on the instant track is whether more was charged than agreed, or whether delivery was late, short, defective, or of no value. Where the close records that zero was charged and the work was delivered on time without dispute, there is no excess charged and no loss to restore. Restitutionary orders under Dealings Act clause 4.5A restore the position and go no further; where nothing was paid or charged, no order for payment can be made. The losing party's answer, and why it failed: The automated comparison flagged a mismatch between the quotation currency and the close currency, which of itself opened a proceeding on the instant track with money back as the default remedy. Answer: No sum is owed back because no overcharge occurred and conforming delivery was rendered without charge.
Circumstances, in general terms
Authorities
Orders
Published in the form Judicature Act clause 2.9 provides (Practice Direction 17 version 2). The reasons are on the record of the matter and are not cited. Checked by pd17-check/3 claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
Case Details
CONTRACT - price and delivery track - Practice Direction 14 §8 - automated currency mismatch - price charged zero - no overcharge - claim dismissed · CONTRACT
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