Adjudication in UK Law
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Carillion Construction Ltd v Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd
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It is only too easy in a complex case for a party who is dissatisfied with the decision of an adjudicator to comb through the adjudicator's reasons and identify points upon which to present a challenge under the labels "excess of jurisdiction" or "breach of natural justice". The task of the adjudicator is to find an interim solution which meets the needs of the case. The need to have the "right" answer has been subordinated to the need to have an answer quickly.
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Cantillon Ltd v Urvasco Ltd
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Similarly, the claiming party is not limited to the arguments, contentions and evidence put forward by it before the dispute crystallised. The adjudicator or arbitrator must then resolve the referred dispute, which is essentially the challenged claim or assertion but can consider any argument, evidence or other material for or against the disputed claim or assertion in resolving that dispute.
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Wimbledon Construction v Vago
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In a number of the authorities which I have cited above the point has been made that each case must turn on its own facts. Whilst I respectfully agree with that, it does seem to me that there are a number of clear principles which should always govern the exercise of the court's discretion when it is considering a stay of execution in adjudication enforcement proceedings. Those principles can be set out as follows:
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Pegram Shopfitters Ltd v Tally Weijl (UK) Ltd
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I regard this as the least likely of the three possibilities. The fact that adjudication under the Scheme and adjudication under a JCT Prime Cost Contract would be similar procedures does not overcome the twin difficulties that Mr Morris was appointed under the Scheme, and that a sufficiently secure identification of the contractual terms was intrinsically necessary to the proper performance of his adjudication task.
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Witney Town Council v Beam Construction (Cheltenham) Ltd
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A particular dispute, somewhat like a snowball rolling downhill gathering snow as it goes, may attract more issues and nuances as time goes on; the typical example in a construction contract is the ever increasing dispute about what is due to the contractor as each monthly valuation and certificate is issued; a later certificate may accept amounts in issue previously not certified but then reject some more items of work.
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Carillion Construction Ltd v Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd
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If an adjudicator declines to consider evidence which, on his analysis of the facts or the law, is irrelevant, that is neither (a) a breach of the rules of natural justice nor (b) a failure to consider relevant material which undermines his decision on Wednesbury grounds or for breach of paragraph 17 of the Scheme. If the adjudicator's analysis of the facts or the law was erroneous, it may follow that he ought to have considered the evidence in question.
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Rsl (South West) Ltd v Stansell Ltd
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In my judgment the alternative application for an interim payment made in this action, which in substance is a type of application frequently made as an alternative on behalf of beneficiaries of the decision of an adjudicator who are concerned as to the vulnerability of the decision, betrays a misconception as to the juridical nature of the decision of an adjudicator.
- Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995
- Social Security (Income Support, Claims and Payments and Adjudication) Amendment Regulations 1995
- The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005
- The Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
- Adjudication
- Statutory adjudication
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Historiography and Constitutional Adjudication
Lawyers and judges often use history in constitutional adjudication to provide context for constitutional interpretation. But there is debate about the extent to which historiography – the critical...
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Comparing constitutional adjudication of self-determination claims
The judicial resolution of claims of self-determination by national courts is still exceptional, but rulings seem to be increasing. This paper aims to compare the adjudication of claims of self-det...
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UK Adjudication Review
Our summer adjudication review includes the following updates - - Using a winding-up petition to enforce an adjudication is unwise (a review of Victory House General Partner Ltd, Re A Compan...
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CIC Users' Guide to Adjudication
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has published a new Users' Guide to Adjudication.
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Adjudication Review, Spring 2018
Our latest adjudication review considers recent cases dealing with the adjudication timetable and extensions of time, the problems that arise when adjudicating parties are relying on an oral contra...
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