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Ten years of the Construction Act

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Building ; 273(8526) 25 April 2008, 85-88(4) Publication details: 2008Subject(s): Summary: Provides three viewpoints of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 on its tenth anniversary. Discusses whether the Act has been a success, whether adjudication has led to less conflict in the construction industry, continuing payment problems, and proposed reforms to the payment provisions of the Act. Includes a case study of how a headteacher took on an adjudication and a timeline of the Act's life since it took effect in May 1998.

Provides three viewpoints of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 on its tenth anniversary. Discusses whether the Act has been a success, whether adjudication has led to less conflict in the construction industry, continuing payment problems, and proposed reforms to the payment provisions of the Act. Includes a case study of how a headteacher took on an adjudication and a timeline of the Act's life since it took effect in May 1998.