The Notice of Adjudication


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The Notice of Adjudication


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Construction expert

Practice notes
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A Notice of Adjudication is the first step in commencing an adjudication. This Practice Note sets out what to consider before serving the Notice of Adjudication, why it must be given and what it should contain. It also provides guidance on the timing of the Notice, how it should be given and whether it can be revised. For a Precedent Notice of Adjudication, see: Notice of Adjudication.

What is the Notice of Adjudication?

Both the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (HGCRA 1996) and the Scheme for Construction Contracts provide for the service of a written notice of a party’s intention to refer a dispute to adjudication. The Scheme for Construction Contracts (Part I, para 1) refers to this as the ‘notice of adjudication’. The same terminology is used in this Practice Note, although the notice may also be referred to in case law or by other parties as the ‘notice of intention to seek adjudication’, ‘notice of intention to refer to adjudication’ or the ‘adjudication notice’.

It should be distinguished from the ‘Referral notice’, which is served

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What does Scheme for Construction Contracts mean?

Introduced by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (HGCRA 1996), the Scheme implies certain provisions relating to adjudication and payment into all construction contracts that are subject to the HCGRA 1996 but which do not comply with its requirements.

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