What is Adjudication?
Let's have a re-cap. Back in March, I told you about 12 year old Adjudication. In April and May, I had a look at watching for disputes and getting an adjudication underway. In June, we also looked at different ways of getting the right adjudicator for your adjudication. This month: it's all about what an adjudication really is.
How to get the right adjudicator for your adjudication
My March commentary reminded us that 28-day adjudication has been with us for just 12-years and made a big difference. In April, I coaxed you to appoint a person in charge of watching out for disputes, "A dispute watcher". My advice in May was about getting an adjudication under way. This time let's have a look at getting the right adjudicator for your particular dispute.
Dispute Watch: What 28 days of adjudication will mean for you
Let's call it "Dispute Watch". It's 12 years now since mandatory 28-day Adjudication was invented. What that 28-day period really means is that if you are the Responding/ Defending Party in an adjudication began this morning you have to drop everything and get on to the adjudication; yes now... before noon.
Getting an Adjudication under way? 15 things to think about
Here's a 15 point checklist of things to think about when getting an adjudication underway under the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act (HGCRA).
How to help an adjudicator adjudicate
It's just about 12-years since "Adjudication" under building & civil engineering contracts was invented. Invented not by lawyers (some poo-poohed it); invented by our construction industry especially for construction. And in that time, and in the more than 250 times having been the adjudicator, I have seen it change, settle down, mature. Even the lawyers admit that it's working.