Principle of adjudication must remain

Principle of adjudication must remain - 2001 - Construction News (6720) 14 June 2001, 12(2) .

Studies the Scheme for Construction Contracts para 20(a) which has encouraged many main contractors to declare that virtually everything in their subcontracts is 'final and conclusive', in a bid to sidestep adjudication. This runs counter to the spirit and letter of the Construction Act, which confers on a party the right to refer any dispute under the contract to adjudication. The DETR should amend para 20(a) to prevent this conflict between secondary and primary legislation.


MANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION-ADJUDICATION
HOUSING GRANTS, CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION ACT 1996
SCHEME FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS PARA 20(A)