The parties in this case need to know where losses arising from closure of leisure facilities during the current coronavirus pandemic will fall, under the terms of their ongoing contract (the contract) for the provision by the defendant (SLM) of leisure facilities in the area of the claimant (the council). To that end, the council has issued the present claim under Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, seeking declaratory relief as to the true meaning and effect of the contract.
