Construction Adjudication and Payments Handbook, 2nd Edition

Author: Merissa Martinez; Dominique Rawley; Kate Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198792338

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780199551590
Published In: February 2028
Format: Paperback , 592 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

List Price: RM666.90

RM646.89 Save RM20.01 (3%)

Download Order Form

Add to Wishlist
| Add to Compare

Description
Contents
Author

Details

Provides an up to date and user-friendly practical compendium of statutes, and case law, as well as authored commentary on adjudications
Covers both the adjudication and payment provisions of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Contains comprehensive coverage of the Act in a clear, accessible layout
Analyses each of the major sections of the Act in turn with sections on: Construction Contracts, Adjudication, Payment Provisions, and Supplementary Provisions
Contains a companion website which will be updated to include reference to developments in the area

This book provides a user-friendly and practical guide to compliance and adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and the proposed amendments to this Act under the forthcoming Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill. This work will provide an up-to-date compendium of case law and useful materials which will be valuable to the construction industry, legal practitioners, and students.

The book provides a comprehensive and practical coverage both of the adjudication and payment provisions of the act. It is set out in an accessible format dealing in turn with each of the major sections of the Act, and with a separate section of case summaries.

The book will cover the large number of cases and developments since 2001, including the forthcoming Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill.. It will include the authors' commentary alongside extracts from cases which are often including in drafting the Referral, Response or Reply or any challenge to enforcement in the Courts. It will have the relevant excerpts in one place means that consideration for factual relevance and inclusion in submitted documents will be a quick and easy process.

This title provides an indispensable review of the statutory framework and the judicial guidance over the last decade and is an excellent resource for construction lawyers and industry professionals.

Readership: Solicitors and barristers specialising in construction law; adjudicators; construction industry professionals such as Claims Consultants and Quantity Surveyors; and students on courses such as the MSc in Construction Law at King's College London

1: Introduction
1. Construction Contracts
2: Section 104: What is a 'construction contract'?
3: Section 105: What are 'construction operations'?
4: Section 106: Residential occupier exemption
5: Section 107: Agreement in writing.
2. Adjudication under the Construction Act
6: Section 108: Right to refer disputes to adjudication
7: Jurisdiction of the Adjudicator
8: Running the Adjudication: commentary and case materials
9: Common Disputes
10: Challenging the Adjudicator's Decision: commentary and case materials
11: Enforcement of the Adjudicator's Decision: commentary and case materials
3. Payment Provisions
12: Section 109: Entitlement to Stage Payments
13: Section 110: Dates for Payment
14: Section 111: Notice of Witholding
15: Section 112: Right to suspend performance for non-payment
16: Section 113: Prohibition of pay when paid clauses
4. Supplementary Provisions
17: Section 114:The scheme for construction contracts
18: Section 115: Service of notices etc.
19: Section 116: Reckoning periods of time
20: Section 117: Crown application
Appendices
Commencement Orders
Adjudication Rules
Adjudicator Nominating Bodies
Table of case by name of Adjudicator
Table of cases by reference to subject matter

Merissa Martinez, Solicitor, Trowers & Hamlins, Dominique Rawley, Barrister, Atkin Chambers, and Kate Williams, Solicitor, Sirius Legal Consulting