Smash and grabs: when are true value adjudications allowed?

Aidan Steensma is of counsel in the infrastructure, construction and energy disputes team at CMS London A smash and grab adjudication (SGA) involves a party claiming a sum that was applied for but never challenged in a valid payment or pay-less notice (or the ‘notified… The post Smash and grabs: when are true value adjudications allowed? appeared first on Construction News.

‘Smash and grab’ adjudications in construction: what you need to know

Seumas Cram from law firm Walker Morris explains what smash and grab adjudications are in construction. The post ‘Smash and grab’ adjudications in construction: what you need to know appeared first on Construction Management.

CaseShield™ Launched to Provide Retailers with Protection Against Smash-and-Grab Crime

At the Loss Prevention Research Council annual meeting recently held, Impact Security, Inc. launched CaseShield™, a fully customizable and engineered solution to help retailers protect themselves against smash and grab crime. “With vandals becoming increasingly brazen, retailers need a reliable solution to help them combat shrinkage owing to theft,” said Mike Mineer, President of Impact […] The post CaseShield™ Launched to Provide Retailers with Protection Against Smash-and-Grab Crime first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.

Matters of payment – what is smash and grab?

Jonathan Nugent is managing director of Arbicon “It’s smash and grab!” says the defending lawyer of the big-paying corporation, as if some heinous criminal act has taken place in the payment process and the payer has been somehow hoodwinked into a legally-binding obligation to pay… The post Matters of payment – what is smash and grab? appeared first on Construction News.

How to avoid a Smash and Grab adjudication with Payapps

In the latest webinar hosted by Payapps, a panel of construction industry professionals explored the role of ‘Smash and Grab’ adjudication, why it should be avoided, and the future of payment regulation for the sector. The post How to avoid a Smash and Grab adjudication with Payapps appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

King's College, London - 2022 Construction Adjudication in the United Kingdom: Tracing trends and guiding reform, October 2022

This Report provides a comprehensive survey of construction adjudication from the perspective of the users, designed to find out what users like about the process, and what they do not. It reveals many attitudes and statistics that support the generally positive view that construction adjudication has been and is successful. But see some key observations below (from the Foreword by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Coulson)

Construction News - Appeal court highlights Final Account provision difficulties, 11112022

A recent decision of the Scottish Inner House considered a number of difficult issues arising from interpretation of the final account provisions of the JCT/SBCC Standard Building Contract

Fenwick Elliott - Adjudication Update No. 5, 14102021

Fenwick Elliott’s James Mullen and Dan Churcher of 4 Pump Court consider a number of recent developments in adjudication practice

Building Magazine - Smash and grab gets whacked, 09102020

Tris Tucker & Brenna Conroy consider a recent case - JRT Developments Ltd vs TW Dixon (Developments) Ltd - involving a ‘smash and grab’ adjudication that shows the Courts will prioritise fairness over procedure

The Keating construction law update 2021, 30032021

A Keating webinar covering: - Adjudication and payment under hybrid contracts (CSL v MW) - Insolvency and adjudication (Bresco and John Doyle) and types of set-off - True value adjudications - where are we now? (S&T v Grove)