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One would imagine that demonstrating initiative is a good virtue. However, the same may not be the case if the person showing initiative happens to be the adjudicator. In Cescon...

In this episode, we consider whether a lump-sum contract with BQ attached renders the contract to become a re-measurement contract.

In this episode, we explore the question whether conditional payments in construction contracts are void only for purposes of adjudication under CIPAA or void generally. 

In this episode, we consider whether the fact that the contractor is a foreign entity would justify a stay of a CIPAA decision.

It is common belief that adjudications unduly favour the unpaid party and that attempts to set aside the decision are ordinarily unsuccessful. This is due to the courts adopting a...

S 15 of the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPAA 2012”) provides that an aggrieved party may apply to the High Court to set aside an adjudication decision...

S30 of the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPAA 2012”) provides that where a subcontractor (“SC”) has obtained a favourable decision in adjudication against the main contractor (“MC”),...

Is a contractor estopped from claiming under-certification after accepting payment on the under-certified payment certificate? In Meridian Contracts Sdn Bhd v Bauer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (2020), Bauer was the piling subcontractor and Meridian the sub-subcontractor for basement...

An Adjudication Decision is of temporary finality, subject to the final decision of an arbitrator or judge. Can a successful party in adjudication rely on such a decision to petition...

It is common in adjudication proceedings for adjudicators to deny any request for oral hearings. Such practice has become so prevalent that it is almost a certainty for adjudication proceedings...