'Just Got Paid' – High Court Delivers First Adjudication Enforcement Judgment Pursuant To Construction Contracts Act 2013 - Real Estate and Construction
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 quit...
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