This case illustrates the need to take care when serving contractual notices. Whilst you should always check the contract first to see where a notice should be sent, HHJ Kirkham noted that one purpose of the contractual provisions for the service of notices is to ensure that one party knows what the other party wishes to communicate. Click to download PDF
Smash and Grab (AKA Payment Notice Dispute) Adjudications: Where are we now?
This issue provides a comprehensive guide to “smash and grab” adjudications, with an overview of the basics that give rise to the right to require payment of the notified sum, consider recent case law from the courts, and provide practical tips to help employers and contractors avoid being on the receiving end of a smash and grab adjudication.