Arbitration practice in construction contracts

Arbitration Practice in Construction Contracts......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 11
Preface to the fifth edition......Page 15
1.2 Definition......Page 19
1.3 Legal framework......Page 20
1.4 English law of arbitration......Page 21
1.5 Advantages of arbitration......Page 24
1.6 Disadvantages of arbitration......Page 27
2.2 Definition......Page 32
2.6 Stay of court proceedings......Page 33
2.7 Procedural matters......Page 34
2.8 Arbitration agreements in standard forms of contract......Page 36
3.3 Appointment procedure......Page 57
3.4 Qualifications of the arbitrator......Page 59
3.5 Terms of the arbitrator’s appointment......Page 61
3.6 Supplying vacancies......Page 62
4.2 Power of arbitrator to rule on own jurisdiction......Page 63
4.4 Power of court to remove the arbitrator......Page 64
4.6 Death of the arbitrator or of the appointing authority......Page 65
4.7 Power to conduct the proceedings......Page 66
5.2 English law......Page 73
5.3 The preliminary meeting......Page 74
5.5 Statements of case......Page 86
5.6 Amendments to statements of case......Page 88
5.7 Further and better particulars......Page 89
5.10 Privilege......Page 90
5.11 Transcript of the hearing......Page 91
5.13 Conduct of the interlocutory stages......Page 92
5.14 Preliminary questions of law......Page 93
5.15 Small claims......Page 94
6.3 Kinds of evidence......Page 96
6.4 Admissibility......Page 100
6.6 Proofs of evidence......Page 101
6.8 Burden and standard of proof......Page 102
7.2 Attendance......Page 104
7.4 Challenges to arbitrator’s jurisdiction......Page 105
7.6 Procedure......Page 106
8.2 Procedure......Page 112
8.3 Types of award......Page 116
8.4 Format of the award......Page 118
8.5 Notification of the award......Page 126
8.6 Correction of accidental errors......Page 127
8.7 Additional awards......Page 128
9.2 Statutory provisions......Page 129
9.3 Basis of award of costs......Page 130
9.4 Offers to settle......Page 132
9.5 Failure to award costs......Page 134
9.6 Determination of recoverable costs......Page 135
9.7 Arbitrator’s fees and expenses......Page 136
9.8 Interest on costs......Page 137
10.2 Enforcement......Page 138
10.3 Challenges to the award......Page 139
11.2 Contract documents......Page 143
11.3 Basic contract law......Page 146
11.4 The construction period: records......Page 150
11.5 Claims......Page 152
11.6 Adjudication......Page 153
11.7 Disputes......Page 158
11.9 Choice of advocate......Page 159
11.10 Offers to settle......Page 160
Appendices......Page 163
A Specimen documents:......Page 165
SD/1 Ad hoc arbitration agreement......Page 166
SD/2 Application for stay of court proceedings......Page 167
SD/3 Exclusion agreement......Page 168
SD/4 Notice to refer and notice to concur......Page 169
SD/5 Application to President to appoint an arbitrator......Page 170
SD/6 Notice of appointment......Page 171
SD/7 Terms of appointment......Page 172
SD/8 Agenda for preliminary meeting......Page 173
SD/9 Procedural directions......Page 176
SD/10 Statement of claim......Page 179
SD/11 Statement of defence......Page 181
SD/12 Statement of reply......Page 183
SD/13 Scott schedule......Page 184
SD/ 14 Directions letter: small claim......Page 185
SD/15 Proof of evidence......Page 188
SD/16 Agreed award......Page 190
SD/17 Award save as to costs......Page 192
SD/18 Final award......Page 197
SD/19 Notification of award......Page 199
SD/20 Part 36 offer......Page 200
SD/21 Letter of intent......Page 201
B The Arbitration Act 1996......Page 203
C The Arbitration Act 1950: Part II......Page 253
D The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998......Page 257
E The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999......Page 269
F The Unfair Arbitration Agreements (Specified Amount) Order 1999......Page 279
1: Base rates......Page 281
2 Simple interest at 2% above base rate......Page 282
3: Interest at 2% above base rate compounded monthly......Page 283
4: Use of interest tables......Page 287
Bibliography......Page 290
Table of Cases......Page 291
Index......Page 293