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Almost all of the cases concerning adjudication that you read about in these pages concern challenges to the adjudicator’s jurisdiction, which are raised as a defence to an application to the Court to enforce the adjudicator’s decision.
The Editor Posed the following questions to members b:
“What do you think was the most significant development in Adjudication during 2003?” [please not England winning the World Cup, anonymous Scotsman ]
“What is the most significant change you would like to see in 2004 ?”
Ian Drummond of Burness & Co, Edinburgh comments in more detail on a recent Court of Session Decision on Adjudicators Reasons
CONSTRUCTION ADJUDICATION
THE GIVING OF REASONS BY ADJUDICATORS
The Midlands region held a successful re-launch meeting on 25 June at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The meeting was attended by about 50 people.
Statutory Adjudication – A Practical Guide by Derek Simmonds C Eng, BSc, FICE, FCIArb, FCMI, FConsE, published by Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 1-4051-1085-6, 266 pages including Appendices.
The Editor interviews the construction team of DLA in their superb new Edinburgh office, on a number of issues. Many thanks to Fenella Mason and her team in the Scottish practice of DLA's Construction and Engineering Group for their assistance.
The Editor interviews the construction team of DLA in their superb new Edinburgh office, on a number of issues. Many thanks to Fenella Mason and her team in the Scottish practice of DLA's Construction and Engineering Group for their assistance.
Apologies to all our readers for the long delay in issuing further Newsletters.
All rumours of the Editor going walkabout in Australia are unfounded – simply a long involvement in a dispute had meant my attention was fully occupied elsewhere for a number of months.
A sub-contractor's recovery of acceleration costs has added to the options open to contractors in delay. The court's judgment in Motherwell Bridge Construction Limited –v- Micafil (November 2002, TCC) was issued without much comment, but heralds an important new approach by the courts.