Construction focus: The statutory slip rule

John Starr reviews the first case to consider the slip rule introduced by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 2011 ‘The error the adjudicator made in incorrectly over-deducting for contra charges was the sort of error falling within the statutory slip rule.’ In the recent case of Axis M&E UK Ltd v Multiplex Construction …
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Adjudication: Back to the drawing board

Andrew Archer examines a recent application of the adjudication slip rule ‘Decisions of adjudicators should be enforced save in very exceptional cases and in interpreting an adjudicator’s decision the court should consider the context of the referred dispute.’ A recent High Court decision has provided practitioners with a helpful review of the authorities on the …
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