ADR Notes

High Court finds expert determination clause survived termination of the contract

Adjudication: An important Supreme Court decision

High Court refuses to stay proceedings commenced in breach of valid ADR clause

Contractual clauses requiring ADR before litigation – what happens when they are breached?

Mixed-mode dispute resolution: China's Belt and Road is driving change

The role of mediation in the resolution of Belt and Road Initiative disputes

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has gained huge momentum of late, with governments, companies and lawyers keen to maximise the many …

Enforcing dispute adjudication board decisions

We reported earlier this year on a spate of recent court decisions in different jurisdictions giving support for the use of dispute adjudication boards …

UK: Supreme Court clarifies time limits for court proceedings following adjudication

We previously reported (here) on the Court of Appeal's decision in Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction …

Upcoming webinar - Making the best use of Dispute Boards

We have previously reported (here) on a recent spate of court decisions in several jurisdictions which examined contractual clauses providing …

Judicial support for dispute adjudication boards

Three separate court decisions in different jurisdictions in recent months have given support to dispute adjudication boards (DABs) as a form …

UK: Adjudicator's decision not enforced due to a party's misrepresentations in the appointment process

In a landmark decision, the Technology and Construction Court has refused to enforce an adjudicator's decision because the adjudicator had been …

UK: TCC decision underlines the importance of dispute resolution provisions being clearly incorporated in contractual documentation

The Technology and Construction Court has recently granted an injunction restraining an adjudication from proceeding, on the basis of a finding that the …