The decision of Mr Justice Garrett Simons in
Gravity
Construction Limited v Total Highway Maintenance Limited
[2021] IEHC 19 is significant as it is the first judgment
in Ireland concerning the enforcement of an adjudicator s
decision pursuant to the Construction Contracts Act 2013.
Background
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 (the
Act ) came into force on 25 July 2016.
The purpose of the Act is to regulate payments under construction
contracts and applies to both written and oral construction
contracts commenced after this date. While the definition of a
construction contract is quite broad under the
Act, certain contracts are exempt from the provisions of the Act.