| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Editorial team biographies |
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| Table of acronyms |
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| Table of case report references |
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| Table of cases |
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| Table of legislation |
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| Table of contract clauses and rules |
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| List of primary appendices |
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| Online resources |
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| List of secondary appendices |
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| Chapter 1 Introduction And Organisation |
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Australia: The East Coast and West Coast models |
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Other Commonwealth jurisdictions |
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Civil law and mixed jurisdictions |
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Contractual regimes and published rules |
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| Chapter 2 England And Wales |
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When can parties adjudicate a dispute? |
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Conduct of an adjudication |
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Large, or complex, disputes |
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Resisting enforcement of an adjudicator's decision |
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The general policy approach |
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| Chapter 3 Australia: The East Coast Model (With New South Wales As The Principal Legislation) |
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An overview of statutory adjudication in Australia |
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Features of the East Coast model |
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Features of the West Coast model |
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Harmonisation and national legislation |
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The approach adopted in the Australian chapters |
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New South Wales (the principal legislation) |
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Legislation overhaul over the years |
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The object of the SOP Act |
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The ambit of the legislation |
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Statutory mechanism for payment claims |
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Statutory adjudication process |
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Adjudicator's powers and functions |
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Adjudicator's determination |
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Issue estoppel and abuse of process |
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Adjudicator's fees and immunity |
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55 | (1) |
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Contracting out of the SOP Act |
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Effect upon civil proceedings |
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56 | (1) |
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The role and position of adjudicators |
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58 | (1) |
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Adjudicating complex payment disputes |
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58 | (2) |
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The ambit of judicial review |
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60 | (3) |
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60 | (3) |
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The position after 2010 (post Chase) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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Remittal of invalid adjudication determinations |
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Severing invalid part of adjudication determinations |
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Effectiveness of the SOP Act |
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The future of the SOP Act |
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| Chapter 4 Australia: The East Coast Model (Victoria, Tasmania, The Australian Capital Territory And South Australia) |
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Regulation of ANAs and adjudicators |
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The ambit of judicial review |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Remittal of invalid determinations |
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83 | (1) |
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Severance of invalid parts of determinations |
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Effectiveness of the Vic Act |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (5) |
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Regulation of adjudicators and ANAs |
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The ambit of judicial review |
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C The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
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Regulation of ANAs and adjudicators |
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91 | (1) |
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The ambit of judicial review |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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Referring questions of law |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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Effectiveness of the ACT Act |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (5) |
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Regulation of ANAs and adjudicators |
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96 | (1) |
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The ambit of judicial review |
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97 | (1) |
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Effectiveness of the SA Act |
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98 | (1) |
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| Chapter 5 Australia: The East Coast Model (Queensland) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (2) |
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Appointment and regulation of adjudicators |
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106 | (2) |
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Administration of adjudicators' registration |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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Adjudicator's jurisdiction |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Remittal of invalid adjudication decisions |
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115 | (1) |
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Severing invalid parts of the adjudication decision |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Effectiveness of the BCIPA |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
| Chapter 6 Australia: The West Coast Model |
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118 | (18) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (9) |
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The purpose of the WA Act |
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120 | (1) |
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Application of the WA Act |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Adjudicator's duty to dismiss |
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122 | (1) |
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Adjudicator's determination |
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122 | (1) |
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Regulation of adjudicators and prescribed appointers |
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123 | (1) |
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Immunity of adjudicators and appointers |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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Effectiveness of the WA Act |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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B The Northern Territory (NT) |
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129 | (7) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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The ambit of judicial review |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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Effectiveness of the NT CC Act |
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134 | (2) |
| Chapter 7 Chartered Institute Of Arbitrators' Dispute Board Rules |
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136 | (9) |
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136 | (1) |
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Dispute boards in context |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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Dispute resolution boards (DRBs) |
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138 | (1) |
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Dispute adjudication boards (DABS) |
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138 | (1) |
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Combined dispute boards (CDBs) |
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138 | (1) |
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The major forms of DB rules compared and contrasted |
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138 | (1) |
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Federation Internationale Des Ingenieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) (The International Federation of Consulting Engineers) |
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139 | (1) |
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The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) |
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139 | (1) |
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The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) |
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140 | (1) |
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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) |
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140 | (1) |
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The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' Dispute Board Rules |
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141 | (1) |
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CON 1EN IS Practical considerations |
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142 | (1) |
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Cost considerations for dispute boards |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
| Chapter 8 Federation International Des Ingenieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) Dispute Board Rules |
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145 | (24) |
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145 | (2) |
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FIDIC adjudication provisions |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Procedure and conduct of the adjudication |
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150 | (1) |
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Procedures after the decision has been issued |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (2) |
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Amendments to the FIDIC adjudication procedure |
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157 | (1) |
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FIDIC and statutory adjudication |
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158 | (1) |
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Is it possible to arbitrate without a DAB being in place? |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (1) |
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Failure properly to constitute a DAB under FIDIC |
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160 | (9) |
| Chapter 9 Germany |
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169 | (18) |
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170 | (1) |
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Adjudication: Recent developments in Germany |
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170 | (1) |
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DIS Rules on Adjudication and Expert Determination |
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171 | (1) |
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DIS Rules on Adjudication |
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171 | (1) |
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DAB as a standing board during the project |
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172 | (1) |
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Basic elements of the DAB disputes procedure under the DIS Rules |
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172 | (1) |
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Effect of the DAB decision |
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173 | (1) |
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Declaration of non-recognition |
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173 | (1) |
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Enforcement of a DAB decision |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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DIS Rules on Expert Determination |
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174 | (1) |
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SL Bau by Deutsche Gesellschaft fair Baurecht and DBV |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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Initiatives for the implementation of statutory dispute resolution mechanisms for the construction industry |
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178 | (1) |
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Recommendations made by the Working Group Construction Contract Law (June 2013) |
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178 | (1) |
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Proposed relationship between construction order and contractual adjudication |
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179 | (1) |
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Current status of proposals |
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180 | (1) |
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Recommendations by the Deutscher Baugerichtstag |
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180 | (1) |
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Recommendations for the implementation of statutory adjudication by the second and third Deutsche Baugerichtstag in 2008 and 2010 |
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180 | (1) |
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The fourth Deutsche Baugerichtstag welcomes the Working Group's proposal on the introduction of a Construction Order |
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180 | (1) |
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Legal opinion by Professor Papier on the constitutional admissibility of statutory adjudication |
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181 | (2) |
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Fifth Deutsche Baugerichtstag 2014 fully embraces the concept of the construction order and makes a recommendation for the introduction of statutory adjudication proceedings |
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183 | (1) |
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2015 Report by the Reformkommission Bau von Graprojekten |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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Contracting with public authorities: Dispute resolution under the VOB/B |
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185 | (2) |
| Chapter 10 Hong Kong |
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187 | (11) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Requirements concerning payment clauses |
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189 | (1) |
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Statutory payment claim procedure |
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190 | (1) |
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Implied payment provisions |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (3) |
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195 | (1) |
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Review of adjudication decisions |
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196 | (1) |
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Taking account of payments made under an adjudication |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Use of statutory adjudication |
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197 | (1) |
| Chapter 11 International Chamber Of Commerce Dispute Board Rules |
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198 | (7) |
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Dispute resolution "road map" |
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198 | (1) |
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Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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International Chamber of Commerce, International Court of Arbitration |
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200 | (1) |
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ICC Dispute Board Rules (DB Rules) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Procedural timeline in formal referrals, or disputes |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Dispute review boards (DRBs) |
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201 | (1) |
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Dispute adjudication boards (DABS) |
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202 | (1) |
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Combined dispute boards (CDB) |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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Background to the revision of the ICC DB Rules |
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202 | (1) |
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Revised standard ICC DB provisions |
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203 | (1) |
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ICC DAB, followed by ICC arbitration if required |
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203 | (1) |
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Major changes to the ICC DB Rules |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
| Chapter 12 Ireland |
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205 | (14) |
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205 | (1) |
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The Constitution of Ireland |
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206 | (1) |
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Dispute resolution in Ireland |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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Construction Contracts Act 2013: Some problems anticipated in practice |
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208 | (1) |
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Opportunities to frustrate payment |
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208 | (1) |
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Employer can raise any defence |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Adjudication in the United Kingdom involves rough justice |
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210 | (1) |
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Implications of the Constitution of Ireland |
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211 | (3) |
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Jurisdiction of the adjudicator |
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214 | (1) |
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Powers of the adjudicator |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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Adjudicator withholding their decision pending payment of their fees |
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216 | (1) |
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Enforcement of the adjudicator's decision |
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217 | (2) |
| Chapter 13 Malaysia |
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219 | (28) |
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Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (the CIPAA) |
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219 | (2) |
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Construction adjudication process |
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221 | (4) |
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Commencement of statutory adjudication |
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225 | (2) |
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Construction adjudication process |
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227 | (1) |
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The conduct of construction adjudication |
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228 | (1) |
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The role of the adjudicator |
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229 | (2) |
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Powers of the adjudicator and conduct of the adjudication proceedings |
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231 | (2) |
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The adjudication determination process |
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233 | (4) |
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The adjudication decision |
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237 | (1) |
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Enforcement of adjudication decisions |
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238 | (1) |
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The role of the courts in construction adjudication under the CIPAA |
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239 | (1) |
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The courts' role to decide disputes under construction contracts concurrently with adjudication |
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240 | (2) |
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The courts' role in enforcing adjudication decisions |
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242 | (1) |
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The courts' role in considering applications for the stay of adjudication decisions, pending "final determination by arbitration, or the court" |
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242 | (2) |
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The court's role in considering applications to set aside adjudication decisions |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
| Chapter 14 Mauritius |
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247 | (3) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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Mauritian statutory adjudication in the construction industry |
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248 | (2) |
| Chapter 15 New Zealand |
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250 | (9) |
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250 | (1) |
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The "leaky building" epidemic: New Zealand Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Acts 2002 and 2006 |
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251 | (1) |
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Adjudication under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (2) |
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Adjudication under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 |
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256 | (3) |
| Chapter 16 Northern Ireland |
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259 | (13) |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Application for summary judgment |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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Setting off against adjudicators' decisions |
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268 | (1) |
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Financial difficulty of paying party |
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269 | (1) |
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Insufficient time in which to respond |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (2) |
| Chapter 17 Scotland |
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272 | (8) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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"Smash and grab" adjudications |
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274 | (1) |
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Immunity for adjudicators |
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275 | (1) |
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Enforcement of adjudication decisions in the Scottish courts |
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275 | (1) |
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Lack of jurisdiction (ultra vices) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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The statutory Scheme for Scotland (as well as for England and Wales) |
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277 | (1) |
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Some interesting statistics |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
| Chapter 18 Singapore |
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280 | (46) |
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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 |
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280 | (4) |
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Construction adjudication process |
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284 | (14) |
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Commencement of statutory adjudication and adjudication procedures |
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298 | (1) |
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The role of the adjudicator |
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299 | (2) |
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The duties of the adjudicator |
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301 | (3) |
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The powers of the adjudicator and the conduct of the adjudication proceedings |
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304 | (2) |
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The adjudication determination process |
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306 | (2) |
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The adjudication determination |
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308 | (1) |
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Adjudication review process and determination |
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309 | (5) |
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Enforcement of adjudicated amount |
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314 | (3) |
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The role of the courts in construction adjudication under the SOPA |
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317 | (1) |
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Recourse to the courts to "submit a dispute relating to, or arising from, the contract" before an adjudication determination |
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318 | (1) |
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The parties' right to challenge the adjudication determination at the final determination before the court, or in arbitration |
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319 | (2) |
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The claimant's entitlement to apply to the court to enforce an adjudication determination as a judgment of the court |
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321 | (1) |
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The court's role in setting aside an adjudication determination |
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322 | (3) |
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325 | (1) |
| Chapter 19 South Africa |
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326 | (26) |
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326 | (1) |
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Contractual provisions prescribing adjudication |
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327 | (3) |
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The Principal Building Agreement |
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330 | (2) |
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Enforcement of adjudicators' decisions |
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332 | (5) |
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The institutional and legislative framework for adjudication |
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337 | (5) |
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Towards statutory adjudication: The Prompt Payment and Adjudication Regulation |
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342 | (8) |
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350 | (2) |
| Chapter 20 United States Of America |
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352 | (17) |
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352 | (2) |
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The American Institute of Architects (ALA) |
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354 | (1) |
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A201-2007: Provisions, weaknesses and possible improvement |
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355 | (1) |
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The Initial decision maker (IDM) |
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355 | (1) |
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The procedure relating to claims |
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356 | (1) |
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The scope of the IDM's jurisdiction |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (2) |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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The involvement of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) |
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364 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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Impartiality and disclosure |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (4) |
| Appendix A The UK Housing Grants, Construction And Regeneration Act 1996 (As Amended) And Its Australian Equivalents |
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369 | (2) |
| Appendix B The UK Housing Grants, Construction And Regeneration Act 1996 (As Amended) And Its Other International Equivalents |
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371 | (2) |
| Appendix C The Scheme For Construction Contracts (England And Wales) Regulations 1998 (As Amended) And Its Australian Equivalents |
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373 | (2) |
| Appendix D The Scheme For Construction Contracts (England And Wales) Regulations 1998 (As Amended) And Its Other International Equivalents |
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375 | (6) |
| Index |
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