"PC Harrington Contractors Limited v Systech International Limited – there is nothing for adjudicators to fear (well almost…)"

April 2013

According to some less well informed observers the Systech case is authority that there is no need to pay an adjudicator who exceeds his jurisdiction. This is not what the Court of Appeal decided, but to understand and appreciate the implications of the Systech case, it is necessary to look at the law relating to adjudicators’ fees leading up to the decision. In this article Jon Miller looks at the case Christopher Michael Linnett v Halliwells LLP (2009) EWCH 319 (TCC) as well the Systech case and discusses the implications and issues arising out of the later.