دانلود کتاب Statutory Adjudication: A Practical Guide

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Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 15
Abbreviations......Page 17
Part 1 An Introduction to Adjudication......Page 19
1.2 Construction industry adjudication pre-1998......Page 21
2.2 The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996......Page 23
2.3 The Scheme for Construction Contracts Regulations 1998......Page 24
2.4 Contract adjudication provisions......Page 25
2.5 Possible amendments to legislation......Page 26
3.3 Adjudicator nominating body......Page 27
3.4 The adjudicator......Page 28
3.7 An adjudication day......Page 29
PART 2 So You Want To Go To Adjudication?......Page 31
1.2 What about mediation or conciliation?......Page 33
1.4 Should you avoid adjudication and go directly to arbitration or litigation?......Page 34
2. Your entitlement to refer a dispute to adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996......Page 35
2.2 How long will it take?......Page 36
2.4 Do you really have a referable dispute?......Page 37
2.4.1 Establishing the existence of a dispute......Page 38
2.5.1 When did you enter contract?......Page 39
2.5.2 Do you have a contract in writing?......Page 40
2.5.3 Is yours a construction contact?......Page 42
2.5.4 What are construction operations?......Page 43
2.5.5 What are not construction operations?......Page 44
2.5.8 Exclusions......Page 45
2.5.8.2 Other......Page 46
2.6.1 Does the law of the contract make any difference?......Page 47
2.6.4 Can you adjudicate on more than one dispute at the same time?......Page 48
2.6.5 Duplication of referrals......Page 49
2.6.7 Can the responding party refuse or delay adjudication?......Page 50
2.6.8 What if the responding party is in financial difficulties?......Page 51
3.1 Which adjudication procedure?......Page 52
3.2 Do you need to engage a lawyer or consultant?......Page 53
4.1 The adjudicator\'s costs......Page 54
4.1.3 The ability and experience of the adjudicator......Page 55
4.2 The parties\' costs......Page 56
4.3 Special provisions as to costs......Page 57
5.1 With whom or to where do you correspond?......Page 58
5.2 The notice of adjudication......Page 59
5.3.2 Agreed between the parties......Page 61
5.3.3 Nominated by an adjudicator nominating body......Page 63
5.4 The adjudicator\'s Contract, Agreement or terms and conditions......Page 66
5.6.1 General considerations......Page 68
5.6.2.2 Narrative......Page 70
5.6.2.3 Redress......Page 71
5.6.2.4 Supporting documentation......Page 72
5.7 What if you are unable to submit the referral notice on time?......Page 74
6.1 The process after referral......Page 75
6.1.2 Your reply to the response......Page 77
6.2 Refusal of the responding party to participate......Page 78
6.3 Can you withdraw the referral notice?......Page 79
7.1 Format of the decision......Page 80
7.2 A reasoned decision......Page 81
7.3 Obtaining the decision......Page 82
7.4 What if the adjudicator has not dealt with all the issues referred to him?......Page 83
8.1 What if the responding party does not do as the adjudicator has ordered?......Page 84
8.2 What if the responding party contends that they are unable to pay you?......Page 87
8.3 What if the responding party refuses to pay on the grounds of a set-off or counterclaim?......Page 88
8.4 Would enforcement proceedings be successful if you became insolvent?......Page 89
PART 3 So You Are Being Taken To Adjudication......Page 91
1.2 Can you refuse to participate in an ajudication?......Page 93
1.3 What do you do when you receive a notice of adjudication?......Page 94
2.1 What can you do if you consider you have a valid objection to the adjudication proceeding?......Page 95
2.1.2 Participate without prejudice to your view that you are not required to do so, and then refuse to carry out the decision if it goes against you......Page 97
2.2 What if you have reservations about the nominated adjudicator?......Page 98
2.2.1 Technical qualifications......Page 10
2.2.3 Lack of impartiality......Page 99
2.3 What if the referring party is in financial difficulties?......Page 100
3.2 Agreeing an adjudicator......Page 101
3.3 What if the matters in the referral notice are different from those in the notice of adjudication?......Page 102
3.4 Your response - your defence to the referral notice......Page 103
3.5 Can you request a meeting?......Page 105
3.6 Can you submit a counterclaim?......Page 106
3.8 What if the referring party asks the adjudicator for recovery of its costs?......Page 107
4.3 What if the referring party does not take up the decision?......Page 108
5. Challenging the decision or its enforcement......Page 109
5.3 Resisting because the referring party is or will be indebted to you and is in financial difficulties......Page 110
5.4 Possible actions to resist complying with the adjudicator\'s decision......Page 112
PART 4 Matters of Common Interest......Page 113
1.1 Resourcing the adjudication......Page 115
1.2 Concerns regarding the competence of the appointed adjudicator......Page 116
1.3 Concerns regarding the behaviour of the adjudicator......Page 117
1.4 Can you be required to give evidence before the adjudicator?......Page 119
1.6 Are you required to comply with the demands of the other party?......Page 120
1.8 What if you are unable to comply with the directions of the adjudicator?......Page 121
1.9 What if new material is introduced?......Page 122
1.10 If you get out of your depth can the adjudicator assist?......Page 123
1.13 What scope does the adjudicator\'s expert have?......Page 124
1.14 What if the adjudicator is late in giving his decision?......Page 125
2.1 What happens if you do not like what you see in the decision?......Page 126
2.2 Can the adjudicator be required to explain how he reached his decision?......Page 127
2.3 Slips and errors in the decision......Page 128
2.4 What if you consider the adjudicator\'s costs to be excessive?......Page 130
3. Challenging the decision......Page 131
3.2 If you consider that the adjudicator has exceeded his jurisdiction......Page 132
3.3 If you consider the adjudicator has seriously misunderstood the dispute......Page 133
4.2 Arbitration or litigation......Page 134
PART 5 Statutory Payment Requirements......Page 139
1.2 Act: section 110; Scheme: paragraphs 3-9......Page 140
1.3 Act: section 111; Scheme: Paragraph 10......Page 142
1.4 Act: section 112; Scheme......Page 143
1.5 Act: section 113; Scheme: paragraph 11......Page 144
PART 6 Comparison of the Scheme for Construction Contracts and other principal adjudication provisions and procedures......Page 147
1. The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998......Page 150
2. The ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th Edition and Adjudication Procedure (1997)......Page 154
3. The JCT Standard Form of Building Contract 1998, Amendment 4, 2002......Page 159
4. The Engineering and Construction Contract, Second Edition and Option Y(UK)2 1998......Page 161
5. Institution of Chemical Engineers Form of Contract, Third Edition 2002 and Adjudication Rules, Second Edition 2001......Page 165
6. GC/Works/1 (1998) - General Conditions......Page 167
7. The Technology and Construction Solicitors Association 2002 Version 2.0 Procedural Rules for Adjudication......Page 169
8. The Construction Industry Council Model Adjudication Procedure, Second Edition......Page 173
9. Subcontract forms......Page 175
1. The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996......Page 177
2. The Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Exclusion Order 1998......Page 189
3. The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998......Page 195
4. Contract Adjudication Provisions and Related Procedures......Page 209
4.1 ICE Conditions of Contract, 7th Edition (Extract) ICE Adjudication Procedure (1997)......Page 211
4.2 JCT Standard Form of Building Contract 1998, Amendment 4, 2002 (Extract)......Page 223
4.3 The Engineering and Construction Contract, Second Edition (Extract) Option Y(UK)2 1998 (Extract)......Page 231
5. Independent Adjudication Rules and Provisions......Page 239
5.1 Technology and Construction Solicitors Association 2002 Version 2.0 Procedural Rules for Adjudication......Page 241
5.2 Construction Industry Council Model Adjudication Procedure, Second Edition......Page 251
6. Adjudicator Nominating Bodies......Page 263
7. Alphabetical List of Cases......Page 265
8. Categorised List of Cases......Page 273
Index......Page 285