Introduction This Q&A considers the decision in Paragon v FK Facades where the TCC held, in the first direct authority on the point, that an assignee (Paragon) was entitled to adjudicate under a construction contract. See CaseAnalysis: High Court confirms assignee’s right to adjudicate under JCT Contract and Scheme for Construction Contracts (Paragon Group Ltd v FK Facades). The judge, HHJ Stephen Davies, was clear in his view that the point was finely balanced. This Q&A asks what tipped that balance in favour of Paragon and why the TCC rejected the defendant contractor’s arguments that Paragon, as an assignee, had no right, to refer its claim against FK to adjudication. Background The dispute arose from a contract for remedial works to the roof of a commercial property in Greater Manchester. The contract was an amended JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2016 made between FK and Office Depot International (UK) Ltd (Employer). After an assignment by the Employer to OT Group Ltd (OTG),

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The Corporate Governance Code published by the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA).

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