A fascinating report looking at how statutory adjudication operates in the real world has recently been published by King’s College London (KCL) in collaboration with the Adjudication Society. Titled 2022 Construction Adjudication in the United Kingdom: Tracing Trends and Guiding Reform, it is the work of the research team led by Professor Renato Nazzini, who heads the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at KCL.

In his foreword to the report, Lord Justice Coulson concludes: “I enthusiastically commend this report to anyone involved or interested in construction adjudication. I suspect that its publication will come to be seen as a seminal moment in the story of this unique dispute resolution process.”

The report is based on two empirical surveys, one of adjudicator nominating bodies and the other of individuals involved with statutory adjudication. Rich with data and tangible information, it is compelling and provocative – an irresistible read for everyone involved with statutory adjudication. 

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