Recovery of Adjudicator’s Fees

Speaker: Nick Kaplan, 4 Pump Court

Nick is regularly instructed as sole or junior counsel in litigation (both in the High Court and County Court), arbitration and adjudication. His experience includes: payment disputes, delay and disruption claims, claims for defective works (in particular cladding and fire safety disputes), claims arising from defective construction materials and associated product liability, construction professional negligence, enforcement of adjudicators’ decisions and recovery of adjudicators’ fees and expenses.

Topics

Nick will discuss his recent experience acting for and against Adjudicators looking to recover their Fees. Topics will include:
(1)    Important terms to include in the Adjudication Agreement; 
(2)    The barriers to being paid;
(3)    How best to avoid fee disputes arising;
(4)    Routes to recovery of fees when disputed.