In this fifth article in our adjudication series, we look at the
experience in Ireland so far. This is timely given that it's
now just over three years since statutory adjudication for payment
disputes arising under construction contracts began to apply to
construction contracts under the Construction Contracts Act 2013
(the "Act").
So what's been happening? The Act provides for the creation
of a Ministerial Panel of Adjudicators and the Chair of that Panel
is required to report annually to the Minister. The third annual report
of the Chair, Dr. Nael G. Bunni, is now available. It covers the
period from 26 July 2018 to 25 July 2019 and gives some very
interesting snapshots of how this statutory entitlement, aimed at
keeping the money flowing in construction projects, is
developing.
