Construction Adjudication, Second Edition

Adjudication has been the main means of settling construction disputes since it was first introduced by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and a substantial body of case law has now built up. This book established itself as the key authority on adjudication when it was first published. It has now been revised to reflect the authors' experience of adjudication in practice and to cover the large number of court decisions. It features useful appendices on adjudication materials.Content: Chapter 1 What is Adjudicationw (pages 1–19): Chapter 2 The Act: The Overarching Provisions Sections 104?107 and 114?117, 146, 148?151 (pages 20–44): Chapter 3 The Act: The Adjudication Provisions Section 108 (pages 45–57): Chapter 4 The Act: The Payment Provisions Sections 109?113 (pages 58–76): Chapter 5 The Secondary Legislation (pages 77–112): Chapter 6 Adjudication Clauses, Rules and Procedures (pages 113–140): Chapter 7 The Appointment (pages 141–169): Chapter 8 Adjudicators' Agreements (pages 170–186): Chapter 9 Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties (pages 187–218): Chapter 10 The Process (pages 219–240): Chapter 11 The Decision (pages 241–263): Chapter 12 Enforcement and Appeals (pages 264–292): "Adjudication is now the main means for resolving construction disputes and has proved remarkably successful in that task. However, following the introduction of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, a large range of issues of interpretation and practice have arisen, many of which have had to be considered by the courts." "This book was first published shortly after the Act was introduced. It provided a thoroughly practical, comprehensive guide to the new legislation and to the new adjudication provisions of the standard forms of contract, to various standard adjudication rules and to ad hoc adjudication agreements. It also considered adjudicators' own agreements and discussed how adjudication was likely to work in practice."--BOOK JACKET

Adjudication has been the main means of settling construction disputes since it was first introduced by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and a substantial body of case law has now built up.

This book established itself as the key authority on adjudication when it was first published. It has now been revised to reflect the authors' experience of adjudication in practice and to cover the large number of court decisions. It features useful appendices on adjudication materials.

Before we start to look at adjudication in detail it is worth laying down a few ground rules.