Adjudication Under the Scheme for Construction Contracts

Guy Cottam (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

1998
Thomas Telford Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7277-2698-8 (ISBN)

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The Construction Act aims to drastically cut the number of expensive and damaging disputes in the industry. This book aims to provide practical and straightforward guidance to the effects of the Act and the Scheme. It is guide to help those who have a dispute which is referred to adjudication, and those who have difficulty with the payment terms.

On 1st May the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 - otherwise known as the Construction Act - came into force with the supporting Scheme for Construction Contracts with the specific aim of drastically cutting the number of expensive and damaging disputes in the industry. The new Act affects all Construction Contacts entered into after 1st May and applies to all main and subcontracts for the carrying out of construction operations. It also applies to contracts between clients and consultants, labour-only contracts, and contracts with the Crown.

Introduction: the Act and its implications
Pre-contract considerations
Adjudication - getting started: the Notice of Adjudication
The Referring Party: the appointment of the adjudicator and referral of the dispute
The Receiving Party: receipt of the Referral Notice
The procedure - determination by the adjdicator
General obligations of the parties
Settlement and resignation of the adjudicator
The Decision
The effects of the Decision
Payment of the adjudicator
The payment provisions
Appendix 1 Part 2: Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Appendix 2 The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998, The Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Exclusion Orders 1998, The Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 1998
Appendix 3 Published Adjudication Procedures and Adjudicator Nominating Bodies
Appendix 4 Index to Paragraphs in the Scheme
Appendix 5 A Case Study
Appendix 6 Differences between the versions of the Scheme for England and Wales and the Scheme of Scotland
Appendix 7 The ICE Adjudication Procedure(1997)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.6.1998
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Allgemeines Verwaltungsrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-7277-2698-6 / 0727726986
ISBN-13	978-0-7277-2698-8 / 9780727726988
Zustand	Neuware