The RICS recently undertook a rigorous review of its adjudication panel, with some members leaving and a handful of high quality new members joining. On speaking to one of those new members, he commented that “this adjudication lark isn’t as easy as it looks, is it?”. Quite.
One of the most difficult areas concerns jurisdiction, not only because it can concern complex issues, but also because the adjudicator has to determine the issue of his jurisdiction quickly so that the parties know whether the adjudication is proceeding and, if it is, the scope of the adjudicator’s jurisdiction. Continue reading
