Statutory Adjudication: A Practical Guide

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
Part 1 An Introduction to Adjudication......Page 20
1.2 Construction industry adjudication pre-1998......Page 22
2.2 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996......Page 24
2.3 The Scheme for Construction Contracts Regulations 1998......Page 25
2.4 Contract adjudication provisions......Page 26
2.5 Possible amendments to legislation......Page 27
3.3 Adjudicator nominating body......Page 28
3.4 The adjudicator......Page 29
3.7 An adjudication day......Page 30
PART 2 So You Want To Go To Adjudication?......Page 32
1.2 What about mediation or conciliation?......Page 34
1.4 Should you avoid adjudication and go directly to arbitration or litigation?......Page 35
2. Your entitlement to refer a dispute to adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996......Page 36
2.2 How long will it take?......Page 37
2.4 Do you really have a referable dispute?......Page 38
2.4.1 Establishing the existence of a dispute......Page 39
2.5.1 When did you enter contract?......Page 40
2.5.2 Do you have a contract in writing?......Page 41
2.5.3 Is yours a construction contact?......Page 43
2.5.4 What are construction operations?......Page 44
2.5.5 What are not construction operations?......Page 45
2.5.8 Exclusions......Page 46
2.5.8.2 Other......Page 47
2.6.1 Does the law of the contract make any difference?......Page 48
2.6.4 Can you adjudicate on more than one dispute at the same time?......Page 49
2.6.5 Duplication of referrals......Page 50
2.6.7 Can the responding party refuse or delay adjudication?......Page 51
2.6.8 What if the responding party is in financial difficulties?......Page 52
3.1 Which adjudication procedure?......Page 53
3.2 Do you need to engage a lawyer or consultant?......Page 54
4.1 The adjudicator\'s costs......Page 55
4.1.3 The ability and experience of the adjudicator......Page 56
4.2 The parties\' costs......Page 57
4.3 Special provisions as to costs......Page 58
5.1 With whom or to where do you correspond?......Page 59
5.2 The notice of adjudication......Page 60
5.3.2 Agreed between the parties......Page 62
5.3.3 Nominated by an adjudicator nominating body......Page 64
5.4 The adjudicator\'s Contract, Agreement or terms and conditions......Page 67
5.6.1 General considerations......Page 69
5.6.2.2 Narrative......Page 71
5.6.2.3 Redress......Page 72
5.6.2.4 Supporting documentation......Page 73
5.7 What if you are unable to submit the referral notice on time?......Page 75
6.1 The process after referral......Page 76
6.1.2 Your reply to the response......Page 78
6.2 Refusal of the responding party to participate......Page 79
6.3 Can you withdraw the referral notice?......Page 80
7.1 Format of the decision......Page 81
7.2 A reasoned decision......Page 82
7.3 Obtaining the decision......Page 83
7.4 What if the adjudicator has not dealt with all the issues referred to him?......Page 84
8.1 What if the responding party does not do as the adjudicator has ordered?......Page 85
8.2 What if the responding party contends that they are unable to pay you?......Page 88
8.3 What if the responding party refuses to pay on the grounds of a set-off or counterclaim?......Page 89
8.4 Would enforcement proceedings be successful if you became insolvent?......Page 90
PART 3 So You Are Being Taken To Adjudication......Page 92
1.2 Can you refuse to participate in an ajudication?......Page 94
1.3 What do you do when you receive a notice of adjudication?......Page 95
2.1 What can you do if you consider you have a valid objection to the adjudication proceeding?......Page 96
2.1.2 Participate without prejudice to your view that you are not required to do so, and then refuse to carry out the decision if it goes against you......Page 98
2.2 What if you have reservations about the nominated adjudicator?......Page 99
2.2.1 Technical qualifications......Page 11
2.2.3 Lack of impartiality......Page 100
2.3 What if the referring party is in financial difficulties?......Page 101
3.2 Agreeing an adjudicator......Page 102
3.3 What if the matters in the referral notice are different from those in the notice of adjudication?......Page 103
3.4 Your response - your defence to the referral notice......Page 104
3.5 Can you request a meeting?......Page 106
3.6 Can you submit a counterclaim?......Page 107
3.8 What if the referring party asks the adjudicator for recovery of its costs?......Page 108
4.3 What if the referring party does not take up the decision?......Page 109
5. Challenging the decision or its enforcement......Page 110
5.3 Resisting because the referring party is or will be indebted to you and is in financial difficulties......Page 111
5.4 Possible actions to resist complying with the adjudicator\'s decision......Page 113
PART 4 Matters of Common Interest......Page 114
1.1 Resourcing the adjudication......Page 116
1.2 Concerns regarding the competence of the appointed adjudicator......Page 117
1.3 Concerns regarding the behaviour of the adjudicator......Page 118
1.4 Can you be required to give evidence before the adjudicator?......Page 120
1.6 Are you required to comply with the demands of the other party?......Page 121
1.8 What if you are unable to comply with the directions of the adjudicator?......Page 122
1.9 What if new material is introduced?......Page 123
1.10 If you get out of your depth can the adjudicator assist?......Page 124
1.13 What scope does the adjudicator\'s expert have?......Page 125
1.14 What if the adjudicator is late in giving his decision?......Page 126
2.1 What happens if you do not like what you see in the decision?......Page 127
2.2 Can the adjudicator be required to explain how he reached his decision?......Page 128
2.3 Slips and errors in the decision......Page 129
2.4 What if you consider the adjudicator\'s costs to be excessive?......Page 131
3. Challenging the decision......Page 132
3.2 If you consider that the adjudicator has exceeded his jurisdiction......Page 133
3.3 If you consider the adjudicator has seriously misunderstood the dispute......Page 134
4.2 Arbitration or litigation......Page 135
PART 5 Statutory Payment Requirements......Page 140
1.2 Act: section 110; Scheme: paragraphs 3-9......Page 141
1.3 Act: section 111; Scheme: Paragraph 10......Page 143
1.4 Act: section 112; Scheme......Page 144
1.5 Act: section 113; Scheme: paragraph 11......Page 145
PART 6 Comparison of the Scheme for Construction Contracts and other principal adjudication provisions and procedures......Page 148
1. The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998......Page 151
2. The ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th Edition and Adjudication Procedure (1997)......Page 155
3. The JCT Standard Form of Building Contract 1998, Amendment 4, 2002......Page 160
4. The Engineering and Construction Contract, Second Edition and Option Y(UK)2 1998......Page 162
5. Institution of Chemical Engineers Form of Contract, Third Edition 2002 and Adjudication Rules, Second Edition 2001......Page 166
6. GC/Works/1 (1998) - General Conditions......Page 168
7. The Technology and Construction Solicitors Association 2002 Version 2.0 Procedural Rules for Adjudication......Page 170
8. The Construction Industry Council Model Adjudication Procedure, Second Edition......Page 174
9. Subcontract forms......Page 176
1. The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996......Page 178
2. The Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Exclusion Order 1998......Page 190
3. The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998......Page 196
4. Contract Adjudication Provisions and Related Procedures......Page 210
4.1 ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th Edition (Extract) ICE Adjudication Procedure (1997)......Page 212
4.2 JCT Standard Form of Building Contract 1998, Amendment 4, 2002 (Extract)......Page 224
4.3 The Engineering and Construction Contract, Second Edition (Extract) Option Y(UK)2 1998 (Extract)......Page 232
5. Independent Adjudication Rules and Provisions......Page 240
5.1 Technology and Construction Solicitors Association 2002 Version 2.0 Procedural Rules for Adjudication......Page 242
5.2 Construction Industry Council Model Adjudication Procedure, Second Edition......Page 252
6. Adjudicator Nominating Bodies......Page 264
7. Alphabetical List of Cases......Page 266
8. Categorised List of Cases......Page 274
Index......Page 286