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Construction Act review

By: Language: English Series: Construction Law Journal ; 21(6) 2005, 435-455(21)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Reviews the case law surrounding the status of an adjudicator's decision and whether it creates a cause of action in its own right. Concludes that, although only temporary, the decision is binding and surpasses all other contract terms, except where a withholding notice with a similar effect to that in "Shimizu Europe Ltd v LBJ Fabrications Ltd" ([2003] EWHC 1229 (TCC), [2003] BLR 381) is provided for. The decision is subordinate only to an arbitrator's final award or the judgment of the court.

Reviews the case law surrounding the status of an adjudicator's decision and whether it creates a cause of action in its own right. Concludes that, although only temporary, the decision is binding and surpasses all other contract terms, except where a withholding notice with a similar effect to that in "Shimizu Europe Ltd v LBJ Fabrications Ltd" ([2003] EWHC 1229 (TCC), [2003] BLR 381) is provided for. The decision is subordinate only to an arbitrator's final award or the judgment of the court.