Law tends to back up fair adjudication

Cottam, G.

Law tends to back up fair adjudication - 2001 - Construction News (6702) 8 February 2001, 12(1) .

Courts will usually uphold an adjudicator's decision, although if the court feels the adjudicator does not have jurisdiction, the decision will not be enforced. Discusses three cases which illustrate the concept of fairness in adjudication procedure: "Discain Project Services v Opec Prime Developments"; "Woods Hardwick v Chiltern Air Conditioning"; and "Karl Construction (Scotland) v Sweeney Civil Engineering (Scotland)"


FAIRNESS
MANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION-ADJUDICATION
DISCAIN PROJECT SERVICES LTD V OPECPRIME DEVELOPMENT LTD
WOODS HARDWICK LTD V CHILTERN AIR CONDITIONING
KARL CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) V SWEENEY CIVIL ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND)
PROCEDURE