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Don't like the adjudicator's decision? Don't delay

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 10 2013

An interesting point came up two weeks ago in Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Limited v Higgins Construction Plc. The question was, in effect, if someone

In case of dispute, mediate!

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 10 2013

The sector seems to be seeing a rise in the number of disputes between charity trustees, and between charity trustees and members of their charities

7 days to respond to a 63 lever arch adjudication claim? No thanks!

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 4 2013

Tony Bingham discussed in Building magazine this week (see his article here) an otherwise unreported NEC3 case in which the High Court decided it was

Adjudication: should there be an exception for residential occupiers?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 25 2013

The judgment in the case of Westfields Construction Ltd v Lewis (2013 EWHC 376) has raised questions over the utility of section 106 of the Housing

Small claims and mediation

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 12 2013

In our last post we looked at the increased incentives for defendants to settle through the bumping up of Part 36 penalties. Whilst we have yet to

Paying adjudicator's fees - only if there is an enforceable decision

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 9 2012

A recent Court of Appeal decision - PC Harrington Contractors Ltd v Systech International Ltd 2012 EWCA Civ 1371 - has clarified the position on payment of an adjudicator's fees where the adjudicator fails to produce an enforceable decision

What does mediation involve and what are the advantages?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 1 2012

"Many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of treason"

A little less mediation

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 11 2012

Two recent court decisions show that it can be reasonable to refuse mediation

The risks of unreasonably failing to mediate disputes

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 18 2012

For some years the courts have recognised that mediation is often a cheap and effective form of dispute resolution, compared to the alternative of litigating to trial

New bill sets out planned changes to employment dispute resolution

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 15 2012

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which received its second reading on 11 June, reveals considerably more detail about the Government’s plans to encourage quicker and easier resolution of employment disputes

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