The High Court has refused to enforce an adjudicator's "smash and grab" decision ordering payment solely because the employer did not serve a payment claim response notice, holding that the Construction Contracts Act 2013 does not provide for a default direction to pay in those circumstances.
In the recent High Court case [2025] IEHC 139, Tenderbids Ltd t/a Bastion v. Electrical Waste Management Ltd, the court addressed a crucial procedural issue under Ireland's Construction Contracts Act 2013: whether a notice of intention to refer a payment dispute to adjudication, delivered by email instead of the contractually agreed method of...
The Irish High Court's decision in McGill Construction Ltd v Blue Whisp Ltd [2024] IEHC 205 stands as a significant reaffirmation of the statutory adjudication process under the Construction Contracts Act 2013. The case clarifies several procedural and jurisdictional issues, reinforcing the robust enforcement of adjudicators' decisions in...
