Adjudication

The firm has extensive experience of the rapid process unique to the construction and engineering industries, and has acted on over 30 adjudications for both referring party and respondent, drafting submissions and appearing at hearings with or without the assistance of counsel as required.

Experience includes acting on the following:-

One of the first reported decisions (PCG –v- Trustees of the Gray Trust) which assisted in defining the early scope of the Construction Act;

A £ Multi Million dispute as to Highway Compliance works arising under a £50Million school PFI contract for a South East local authority.

A complex high value dispute concerning penalty clauses and notice periods for a London Local Authority under a schools PFI contract.

A series of adjudications seeking £Multi Million compensation arising under long term maintenance contracts in the rail industry.

Numerous adjudications resisting and seeking payment for national contractors.

We are familiar with enforcement of Awards having successfully enforced adjudications won, and successfully resisted the enforcement of adjudications lost ( including PCG –v- Trustees of the Gray Trust).

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Russell Deards
Partner and head of construction & engineering
russell.deards@flintbishop.co.uk
DD: + 44 (0)1332 226 488