Trushell, I (2016) Everything's coming up (silk) roses. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester, UK.
Abstract
The enactment of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 transformed the dispute resolution landscape within the UK construction industry. The ability of one party to a construction contract to take any dispute to adjudication at any time quickly superseded arbitration as the traditional dispute resolution process within the industry. The Adjudication Reporting Centre (ARC) at Glasgow Caledonian University was established in 1999 and subsequently published twelve annual reports. Data was collected each year from Adjudicator Nominating Bodies and a sample of practising Adjudicators. This paper collates the data gathered over the full twelve-year life of ARC to date and analyses longitudinal trends such as the number of adjudications reported, seasonal variations, matters and values in dispute, proportion of winners and losers, fees charged by adjudicators, etc. Conclusions are drawn about the changing nature of adjudication since its inception and possible future trends.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | contract law; dispute resolution; adjudication |
| Index terms: | dispute, annual report, adjudication, contract law, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, seasonal variation, construction industry, resolution, arbitration, adjudicator, housing grant, construction contract |
| Subjects: | statutes, economic analysis, business, contract type, practitioner, dispute resolution, climate science, conflict resolution, industry analysis, contract law |
| Topics: | Legal Issues, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Procurement, Sustainability, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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