Insight

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…

In this Insight we compare and contrast the “final account” processes under the JCT and NEC41 forms of contract and analyse how to get the best result you can from these processes.

In this Insight we review the findings of the Report and crucially, whether the data suggests Dispute Boards actually work in preventing disputes and/or preventing disputes escalating. If they do, to what extent are they cost effective?

September 2024 Insight looks at costs forecasting under the NEC, including related guidance and protections.

January 2024 Insight looks at bonds and guarantees, including the basic issues parties forget when offering securities.

August 2023 Insight looks at design life guarantees and limitation

January 2023 Insight: The Adjudication Society & King’s College London Report on Adjudication: Thoughts for the future?

June 2022 Insight: NEC Accepted Programmes: a practical guide

January 2022 Insight: Contractor claims for prolongation costs: a comprehensive guide

November 2021 Insight: Liquidated damages: a round up

July 2021 Insight: The Role of the Engineer in the FIDIC 2017 Editions

March 2021 Insight: Defending an adjudication: Things to think about