Principle of adjudication must remain
Series: Construction News ; (6720) 14 June 2001, 12(2)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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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.