The highest court in the province has upheld a decision to allow the Galway Development the option to take the City of St. John’s to court.
Galway Developer Danny Williams had applied to the courts on a number of issues – primarily on a mandatory arbitration clause in development agreements with the City of St. John’s. Last spring the Supreme Court ruled in Williams’ favour, saying that requirement is outside the jurisdiction of the City.
The case went further to the NL Court of Appeal, and today the court upheld the Supreme Court’s ruling, tossing out the appeal, and awarding costs to Williams.
He says he always felt confident in their case and their right to sue, and says today he is pleased.
Williams says after two court rulings in their favour, now is the time to move on. He says there are milestones being reached in Galway, and he’s excited about building more economic opportunities for the entire region.