Ruling goes against MT Højgaard, hits financials

Apr 24, 2014

MT Højgaard has been found responsible in an old offshore case, and the entity will now seek permission to appeal the ruling to The Court of Appeal.

By Ritesh Gupta

The ruling is related to a contract with E.ON Climate & Renewables for foundations for the Robin Rigg Wind Farm. The client claimed that MT Højgaard was liable for the problem with the structures, and the High Court of London ruled that MT Højgaard is liable due to a legal technicality in the contract.

It was in 2007-2008 when MT Højgaard designed, manufactured and installed foundations for the project. After deployment, weaknesses were discovered in the concrete structures (the technical term is ‘grouted connections’) as a result of errors in the applicable international standards issued and certified by DNV.

MT Højgaard mentioned that even though it complied with the applicable international standards, the ruling went against it.

Its financial result for 2014 is affected negatively with DKK 195 million ($36m) in relation to this decision.

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