Construction Case Law Update: Part 7 of 2020

December 9, 2020, By Slater Heelis

The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Awards under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: Part 7 of 2020
Kenneth T. Salmon

This article forms Part 7 for 2020 of the series of articles continuing the reporting and review of cases on the enforcement of adjudicators’ awards begun in the Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Flexidig v M&M Contractors (Europe) Ltd [2019] NIQB 117 judgment 2 December 2019 – enforcement – serious error of law – post-award agreement leading to estoppel

OD Developments v Oak Dry Lining Ltd [2020] EWHC 2854 (TCC) – Jurisdiction – contractual basis of adjudicator’s appointment

RGB Plastering Ltd v TAWE Drylining and Plastering Ltd [2020] EWHC 3028 (TCC) Payment application – validity

JRT Developments Ltd v TW Dixon (Developments) Ltd HT-2020-BMH-000010 – stay of execution – manifest injustice

QMAC Construction Limited v Northern Ireland Housing Executive [2020] NIQB 25  – stay of execution – error of fact or law