Thu 13 Jul 2023

MacRoberts Live: The Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 – 25 Years On

In this podcast (recorded on 20 June 2023), Neil Kelly, Head of Construction at MacRoberts, is joined by Adjudicator and Barrister, Tony Bingham.

2023 marks 25 years since the coming into force of The Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996.

During this episode, Neil and Tony discuss:

The impact of the Act on the construction sector
The process of adjudication
Jurisdictional challenges
Use of legal and other experts
The impact of lawyers and claims consultants in adjudication
The quality of adjudicators
The psychology of the decision maker
The enforcement of adjudicator decisions

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