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The recent proposals from the DTI to amend the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act contain an amendment to outlaw the practice (affirmed by the Bridgeway v Tolent case) whereby one party inserted into the contract arrangements a clause making the party which referred a dispute to ad
First may I thank many members for their kind comments about the recent Newsletters………”stimulating, pithy, interesting, filled a need in the market to have forum for exchange of views” – are just a few recent remarks from our members..
This month I am pleased to present to you two opposing views – Janey Milligan discuss the ‘Adjudicators Perspective’ and Alan MacAleer gives his views on adjudication as a technical adviser to the parties. Ladies first, so I will start with Janey :
I decided to give my Interview Spot a rest this month and instead have put together a Comments Section.
I decided to give my Interview Spot a rest this month and instead have put together a Comments Section.
This month’s guest on the spot is Scottish Solicitor, Lindy Patterson, Head of the Construction Unit in Macroberts, Solicitors. Lindy has been heavily involved in construction disputes and her firm has acted for adjudicators and for parties in many adjudications.
When I started to put together this Newsletter No 8 I thought I would be struggling for copy BUT you will see there is plenty to read!
My first guest is Guy Cottam, who I don’t think he needs too much of an introduction, one of the construction/engineering industries most experienced dispute resolution practitioners:
John Redmond of Osborne Clark, Solicitors, has produced an excellent guide "Adjudication in Construction Contracts".
In my role as editor of the Adjudication Society Newsletter I am keen to encourage our members to contribute regularly to a dialogue on many issues relating to the adjudication process.
Periodically we will review recent text books on adjudication and other related dispute resolution strategies. In this issue I am pleased to provide a short review of the latest addition to the books on adjudication.