Case No. HT-11-503

i) The Claim148.The claim in respect of SP Contracts is in the sum of £55,854.64. The experts agreed a reduction of £5,168.75, making a total claim of £50,685.89. ii) The Problems With The Claim As Presented149.The problems with Mr Penny’s invoices were the same as those relating to other contractors. There was no detail of what was done. Mr Barber agreed that he had not made any enquires as to the work done by Mr Penny. Mr Penny himself agreed that no one else could check the invoices other than him and there was no detail to support them. There had been a diary but that had been destroyed although, as Mr Penny fairly accepted, that would not have recorded his hours in any event. 150.This was unfortunate because there was a significant problem with Mr Penny’s hours as claimed. He accepted that when he was cross-examined. When the figures for his various claims arising out of the second inundation were added up and put to him, they came to 223 days. He agreed that “There is something not right here”. In my view, the total of 223 days was incapable of being justified. iii) Mr Thomas’ Valuation151.Mr Thomas valued the works by allowing £25,000 on the basis of allowing one week’s work in the period January/February 2007 and 19 weeks from June to October 2007. iv)