This title provides practical guidance to the new ICE Adjudication Procedure (1997). It includes a review of the requirements of the Housing Grants and Construction Regeneration Act 1996 and their application to construction adjudication. The Procedure is reviewed in detail, with notes on each clause and guidance for practical application.

This title provides practical guidance to the new ICE Adjudication Procedure (1997). It includes a review of the requirements of the Housing Grants and Construction Regeneration Act 1996 and their application to construction adjudication. The Procedure is reviewed in detail, with notes on each clause and guidance for practical application.

The ICE Adjudication Procedure can be used with almost all forms of contract, is applicable throughout the construction industry, and allows for prompt resolution regardless of the size or nature of the dispute.

- Introduction - Background and development of dispute resolution in construction - Resolving disputes by adjudication - The Adjudicator's decision - The Act - Clause by clause commentary and discussion - The Scheme - ICE Contracts - The NEC Family of Contracts - JCT Contracts - Other Construction Contracts - Consultant's Contracts - Legal Notes (Written by Roger Dyer) - Appendices

- Introduction Part 1: Legislation and formal adjudication procedures - The Construction Act - ICE Adudication Procedure - JCT Adjudication Procedure - GC/Works Adjudication Procedure - CIC Model Adjudication Procedure - The Scheme - Draft Proposed Possible Scheme Amendments Part 2: The conduct of an adjudication - Adjudicator appointments - Jurisdiction - Procedural fairness - Conduct of the adjudication - The Decision Part 3: Supplementary matters - Miscellaneous issues - Appeals and enforcement - Insurance implications - Conclusions - Appendices - Bibliography

The introduction of the New Engineering Contract (NEC) encourages a systematic approach to contracting which is multidisciplinary in nature and fully interlocked in form. The NEC is intended by its supporters to be more flexible and easier to use than any current leading traditional standard forms of contract. It is believed that these features reduce adversariality and disputes. The NEC seeks to achieve this aim primarily through co-operative management techniques and incentives built into the NEC's procedures. This commentary analyses and evaluates these and related claims of innovation. The New Engineering Contract: A legal commentary examines the background to the NEC, its design objectives, structure, procedures and likely judicial interpretation to determine whether it improves upon the traditional standard forms of contract. Special attention is given in the commentary to the development and the significance of the principles underlying preparation of the NEC as well as the arguments in favour of and against them.Throughout the detailed commentary upon the NEC clauses comparisons to the traditional forms are also made to highlight unique features and principles of general application. The conclusion reached is that the NEC does make a significant contribution to the development of standard forms of contract, addresses many of their short comings and offers one of the best models for their future development, direction and design. The commentary draws upon the body of the project management literature and legal analysis to support its conclusions. The New Engineering Contract: A legal commentary will be essential reading for lawyers, barristers and solicitors, as well as engineers and project managers.