Where any Participant would otherwise be expressly liable to make a payment by way of compensation to hubco including amounts which, in turn, comprise compensation to any Partnering Subcontractor payable by hubco and/or which will be payable by way of compensation to any Partnering Subcontractor by hubco, the Participant shall not be entitled to withhold, reduce or avoid any such payment to hubco in reliance only on the fact that the amount which is due from hubco to the Partnering Subcontractor or the entitlement of the Partnering Subcontractor to payment of such amount, as a result of the circumstances giving rise to the Participant's obligation to pay such compensation, is conditional on the entitlement of, or receipt of payment by hubco from the Participant.