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Adjudication – A Common-Sense Approach

Adjudication – A Common-Sense Approach

by Damian | Mar 28, 2025 | Adjudication, Dispute Resolution

Apparently there were over 2000 adjudications in the past 12 months, close to 2500 I read elsewhere in a report on adjudication in 2024. An average of 50 adjudications per week, 10 per day.  The costs to parties are considerable. I have witnessed adjudicators...
C.N.O Plant Hire Ltd v Caldwell Construction Ltd

C.N.O Plant Hire Ltd v Caldwell Construction Ltd

by Annie Clift | Jan 14, 2025 | Adjudication, Contracts, Dispute Resolution

The Courts Approach to Enforcement and the Setting-Off of Adjudication Decisions In the case C.N.O v Caldwell, sub-contractor C.N.O was asked to provide earthworks at a site in Sefton for the main contractor, Caldwell. Following the completion of the works, the...
Own the Build – Delay, Disruption & The Power of ‘No’

Own the Build – Delay, Disruption & The Power of ‘No’

by Damian | Dec 17, 2024 | Delay, Dispute Resolution, Quantum

Damian joins Paul Heming for his latest edition of the ‘Own the Build’ podcast for a look at delay & disruption and the power of ‘no’ in construction projects. In it, the pair discuss a range of topics, including delay, disruption and the...
Concurrent Delay

Concurrent Delay

by Damian | Oct 7, 2024 | Contracts, Delay, Dispute Resolution, Published Articles

In this article for The Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors, Damian examines concurrent delay (or concurrency) in construction, addressing the challenges of concurrent delays in construction projects, particularly how they lead to disputes. He...
Good Faith in Construction Adjudication.

Good Faith in Construction Adjudication.

by Damian | Apr 22, 2024 | Adjudication, Dispute Resolution

During Percy Makgoba’s mentoring journey he has continued in his LLB studies at Stadio University. He has now successfully passed his RICS diploma in adjudication. In the coming months he will complete his membership applications at the Chartered Institute of...
Adjudication – A Common-Sense Approach

Construction Adjudication, Summer and Football

by Damian | Nov 2, 2023 | Adjudication, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Expert Secrets

Entering into Autumn 2023 and leaving behind the English summer often provides a time for reflection. As usual, though, my mix of time zones and work patterns means that my English autumn is an African spring. With the warming of the Cape, I head to South Africa and...
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