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Adjudication: A Successful UK Export?

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Adjudication: A Successful UK Export?

Statutory adjudication (under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended)) (which was itself founded upon contractual mechanisms under industry standard forms) is, almost certainly, one of the most significant and successful legislative exports of the United Kingdom. By Andrew Burr and Narudee Chuekitkumchorn   UK adjudication procedure Procedure under the UK adjudication régime is reasonably flexible (by contrast with some other jurisdictions), permitting longer timeframes, compared to the more rigid and prescriptive certification process elsewhere. This flexibility aligns with...

Judicial Caution or Judicial Paralysis? The Reluctance to Apply K v K

  The Court of Appeal’s decision in K v K EWCA Civ 468 is a seminal ruling that provides essential guidance on the appropriate approach to fact-finding hearings in private family law proceedings. Specifically, the judgment underscores the necessity...

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By Eleanor Durdy, barrister, Park Square Barristers I wrote an article in early 2021 and in 2022 about the impact that CVP was having on the legal profession and I have been asked to provide a follow up article now...

Developments in the public interest defence in defamation

The impact of the rapid development of the digital technology on data usage and its distribution has become one of the central topics of discussion in modern society. Media has evolved to become...

Cognitive Bias: Forensic Science  

Dr David Schudel forensic chemist at Keith Borer Consultants. According to the Oxford English dictionary, “bias” has several meanings, including: “to influence, affect (often unduly and unfairly)”. No one likes to think of themselves behaving...

Kathryn Stone OBE to leave the Bar Standards Board in the summer following appointment as HM Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Authorities

Kathryn Stone, Chair of the Bar Standards Board has been appointed to the role of HM Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Authorities (HMICFRS). Kathryn was selected following a rigorous recruitment process, conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. HMICFRS Inspectors are then appointed by His Majesty the King on the advice of the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister. Kathryn will remain as Chair of the Bar Standards Board and will start the new role in the summer. Kathryn has been a member of the Board since January 2018 and was appointed Chair in August 2022.  Kathryn Stone OBE, Chair, The Bar Standards Board said:  “When...

Adjudication: A Successful UK Export?

Statutory adjudication (under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended)) (which was itself founded upon contractual mechanisms under industry standard...

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Adjudication: A Successful UK Export?

Statutory adjudication (under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended)) (which was itself founded upon contractual mechanisms under industry standard...

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