Papers and Talks

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Termination, Insolvency and their effect on Adjudication

A presentation by Leigh Belasco and Trevor Drury on 20 February 2024 for the Adjudication Society.

The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 – The First 25 Years: a Silver Jubilee?

A lecture by Alexander Nissen QC, given online on 6 May 2021 for the Adjudication Society. Click here to view the video (members only).

Slides from the 19th Annual Conference

The Society's 19th Annual Conference "Adudication: A 2020 Refresher and Update" was held on 29 October 2020. It was a virtual event this year. Over 200 people participated. Slides from the presentations are attached here.

Adjudication Update

Presentation by Harry Smith of Keating Chambers on September 3, 2020. 

To adjudicate or not to adjudicate. Bresco in the Supreme Court.

Presentation by Amit Gupta and Madeline Dixon at a webinar on July 9, 2020. The full webinar may be viewed here.

Adjudications and insolvency

Presentation by Bridget Williamson and Amit Gupta at a meeting of the Society on January 8, 2020.

BIM: two papers

Presentations by Fiona Moore ('BIM: An Overview') and Tim Willis ('BIM: New Challenges New Disputes?') at a meeting of the Society on October 18, 2016.

Costs: Is proportionality applicable in Arbitration/Adjudication?

A presentation by Chris Hough at the Adjudication Society's Annual Conference, London, 5 November 2015.

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful

A presentation by Peter Aeberl at the Adjudication Society's Annual Conference, London, 5 November 2015.

The Adjudicator's Dilema and Other Pet Theories

A talk by Gordon Reid QC at a meeting of the Society in Edinburgh, 20 February 2014

WATCH OUT! – What Comes Now? Adapting to Adjudication in Ireland

A presentation at the Adjudication Society Ireland Region Conference, 28 January 2014

10 Things We Have Learnt Since the Introduction of LDEDCA

A talk by Jeremy Glover, Partner, Fenwick Elliott LLP, to the Adjudication Society (London branch), 17 October 2012

Recovering Adjudicators’ fees – what you need to know

A talk by Alan Woolston, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, to the Adjudication Society (London branch), 17 October 2012

Adjudicators - Acting Judiciously?

A talk by the Rt Hon Lord Hamilton, Lord President of the Court of Session, to the Adjudication Society (Scottish Region), June 2011

Conference Pack from the 2008 Annual Conference

This ZIP file contains the papers and other documentation from the Society's 2008 Conference.

Conference Pack from the 2007 Annual Conference

This ZIP file contains the papers and other documentation from the Society's 2007 Conference.

Conference Pack from the 2006 Annual Conference

This DOC file contains the papers and other documentation from the Society's 2006 Conference.

Conference Pack from the 2005 Annual Conference

This ZIP file contains the papers and other documentation from the Society's 2005 Conference.

The Certifier's Role in Singapore Post SOP Act

Paper given by George Tan at an International Adjudication Conference in Singapore on September 19 2005

The Internationalisation of Adjudication

A PowerPoint presentation by David Brynmor Thomas, to the Adjudication Society and the Society of Construction Law, on 8 September 2005

Multi-party adjudication & Getting paid

Notes from a meeting of the Society in London on 10 December 2002, at which Delia Dumaresq (Atkin Chambers) and Chris Hough (Fenwick Elliott) give their views on 'multi-party adjudication' and 'getting paid' respectively.

Jurisdiction (Challenges and How to Deal With Them)

Presentation by John Riches to the London Branch of the Adjudication Society. A PowerPoint presentation, in PDF format

Paul Boardwell v K3D Property Partnership

An article by Paul Newman, May 2006

Adjudication in Australia

A presentation by Doug Jones on 21st November 2006

Promised Land or Fire Swamp? Interim Measures - the New Zealand Revolution

A paper delivered by Tomas Kennedy-Grant, QC, at the Second New Zealand Arbitration Day held at the Hyatt Hotel, Auckland on 30 November 2007