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Adjudication definition

What does Adjudication mean? Adjudication is a fast-track dispute resolution process, most commonly used in construction projects, where an independent adjudicator issues a temporarily binding decision on issues such as payment, valuation, extensions of time and defects. It is designed to keep cash flowing—pay now, argue later—while preserving the parties’ rights to litigate or arbitrate later. In England and Wales and Scotland, a statutory right to adjudicate “at any time” arises under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended), with default rules in the relevant Scheme for Construction Contracts. Northern Ireland has an equivalent regime under the Construction Contracts (Northern Ireland)...

Multi-party construction adjudication: contractual joinder, privity and crystallisation hurdles, and the limits illustrated by Yuanda v WW Gear

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This Practice Note explores the feasibility of Adjudication involving three or more participants (commonly referred to as multi-party adjudication in practice), such as where an Employer seeks a decision about a defect attributed to both a Contractor and a consultant. Adjudication is generally ill-suited to disputes with multiple parties—managing pleadings from just two sides within a 28‑day time period can already be demanding, before introducing extra complexity overall (not least when the two respondents must address each other’s points as well as those of the referring party). Consequently, most adjudication frameworks, and the Scheme for Construction Contracts, do not provide for multi‑party adjudications. For direction on which commonly used adjudication rules and standard form agreements allow multi‑party disputes, see Practice Note: Introduction to adjudication clauses and procedures. That said, some contractual arrangements purport to permit the joining of non-parties to an adjudication commenced under that contract, within the confines of that particular agreement and its terms and procedures...

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