Atkin Chambers

This Q&A considers whether a sub-contractor can commence one adjudication in respect of multiple interim payment applications or whether this is prohibited due to the fact that an adjudicator only has jurisdiction to decide a single dispute within the adjudication. The Q&A assumes that HGCRA 1996 applies and that the terms of the Scheme for Construction Contracts, SI 1998/649 govern the adjudication.

This Q&A considers whether a party can resile from a settlement agreement they have entered into on the basis that, although they were legally represented when they entered into the agreement, they did not actually understand what they were agreeing to.