Statutory adjudication has been enacted progressively throughout Australia on a state-by-state basis over a period of 10 years. The legislation with more emphasis on the Eastern States has come under much criticism recently for failing to facilitate decisions of sufficient quality with respect...

Construction industry payment and adjudication legislation based on the UK Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (“HGCRA”) has, to date, been enacted in 16 jurisdictions around the world. The common objective of all of the legislation is to get cash flowing in as fair a...

This article seeks to give impetus to a movement toward creating a “nutcracker” for security of payment which is applicable (and acceptable) internationally. The article recognises that forging an international consensus on a set of model provisions for security of payment would undoubtedly...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify building contractors’ views as to the need for, impact of and barriers to the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) in the UK construction industry. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research study was carried out by the use of...