A main Contractor is making a compensation event for the recovery of business rates charged by the council. The council have billed the contractor for business rates for the areas occupied by the Contractor plus one temporary building taken over by the employer (a visitors centre).
The compensation event was rejected by the employer on the basis of the following clause...
Taxes
114.1 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, all taxes, levies,
import duties, rates, charges, National Insurance contributions and the like assessed on the Contractor are borne by the Contractor and the Contractor indemnifies the Employer against all actions, claims, costs, charges and expenses relating to the recovery of the foregoing.
The compensation event was rejected by the employer on the basis of the following clause...
Taxes
114.1 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, all taxes, levies,
import duties, rates, charges, National Insurance contributions and the like assessed on the Contractor are borne by the Contractor and the Contractor indemnifies the Employer against all actions, claims, costs, charges and expenses relating to the recovery of the foregoing.