Adjudication: Evidence of fraud can be used

The Rolls Building, home to the Chancery division, the Admiralty and commercial court and the Technology and Construction Court. Photo by Shutterstock

What happens when there is evidence that an adjudicator’s decision was obtained fraudulently? A recent decision means that Stuart Pemble can answer that conundrum. Key points The Technology and Construction Court has clarified when fraud can be used to defeat an application to enforce an adjudicator’s award A separate Supreme Court judgment on fraud might […]

Litigation: More facts, less law

Stuart Pemble examines the significance of the result of a long-running dispute between neighbours Key points Facts are often a lot more important than legal principles when it comes to winning (or losing) in litigation Presenting a global claim for damages in construction remains fraught with difficulty Every four months, when a new trainee joins […]