Newsroom

	ADA Newsletter 2009 issue 1 Jeremy Wright - June 2009 Tees Valley oil and gas industry survey; the increase in construction industry adjudications; ADA celebrates its tenth birthday; ADA helps Malta Shipyards complete conversions of Fairstar Fjord and Fairstar Fjell semisubmersible heavy transport vessels; the differences between arbitration and adjudication; Dave Murison in the Scottish oilfield; Nicky Wood of Jensen construction on the importance of maintaining meticulous project records, and their value when successfully resolving disputes; Armstrong Davis relaunches website with extensive rebranding. <more>
	Adjudication Society newsletter November 2008 by ADA Executive Director Bob Davis Featuring the Chairmans Column by ADA's Bob Davis, outgoing Adjudication Society Chairman - November 2008 The Adjudication Society continues to go from strength to strength. <more>
	ADA Winter 2008 newsletter Jeremy Wright - December 2008 Norwegian hydropower, welcome Lindsey, North Sea goldmine, ADA Leeds expansion, King Harald V of Norway, networking, Race for Life, sailing chartered waters. <more>
	Adjudication/Arbitration - What is the difference? by ADA Executive Director Bob Davis Featured in "The Resolver", the newsletter for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - November 2008 In a world where parties to a dispute seek a speedy resolution, to allow life to return to normal, does it matter if the process of resolution is called "adjudication" or "arbitration" so long as it solves their quarrel? <more>
	High noon for hired guns and charlatans: The duties and standard of expert witnesses by ADA Executive Director Bob Davis and Damian Wilkinson Featured in Construction Law Review 2008 - September 2008 Expert witnesses play an important role in the administration of justice. Their overriding duty is to assist the court by providing objective, unbiased evidence. To achieve this they must understand their role as experts and should take their training as experts as seriously as their training in their primary discipline. <more>
	Adjudication Society Newsletter Featuring Chairman's Corner with ADA Executive Director Bob Davis - August 2008 <more>
	ADA Spring 2008 Newsletter Jeremy Wright - April 2008 Aker FPSO, jaw-jaw better than law-law, ADA Professional Training, K Home's Dubai development, expert witness, ADA's Malta team expands. <more>
	Project Mediation - dealing with disputes early by ADA Executive Director Bob Davis Given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law (UAE) in Dubai - February 2008 The construction industry has historically been plagued with conflict and disputes often resulting in costly legal proceedings. In the majority of cases mediation is not the first port of call to be considered to resolve disputes that may arise and is often only considered as a last minute alternative after costly and time consuming forays into adjudication, arbitration or litigation. By contrast, Project Mediation provides the project team with a much better chance to resolve differences as they arise, before they become disagreements and ultimately disputes. This paper, presented by Bob Davis to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law (UAE) in Dubai in February 2008 discusses the benefits of project mediation and its role in the avoidance of costly disputes <more>
	ADA Summer 2007 Newsletter Jeremy Wright - July 2007 Ministerial visit, career opportunities, welcome Mike, Aker subsea support contract, dispute avoidance. <more>
	Dispute avoidance - a risk management perspective by ADA Executive Director Bob Davis Featured in Construction Law Review 2007 - June 2007 Whilst perceived wisdom is "Prevention is better than cure", the focus of attention within the construction industry appears to be on cure not prevention. <more>
	ADA Winter 2007 Newsletter Dave Armstrong - February 2007 Semisubmersible transport ship, Newcastle University talks, adjudication, tidal power, Bob appointed Adjudication Society chairman, welcome Damian. <more>
	Adjudication - Does One Size Fit All? By ADA Consultant Andrew Milburn - September 2006 Adjudication was introduced on the basis that "one size fits all", allowing simple and complex disputes alike to be referred to Adjudication. Is the process of adjudication a suitable forum to effectively deal with both simple and complex disputes? This article examines the development of Adjudication since its introduction together with commentary from the Judiciary opening up a debate as to whether one size really does fit all! <more>
	Assessors in Adjudication By ADA Executive Director Bob Davis. Featured in Construction Law Review 2006 - September 2006 Since the introduction of Adjudication as we now know it, the size and complexity of cases being referred has exceeded industry's original understanding of the process. In considering complex cases, the parties usually provide a mountain of data and due to time constraints it may be impossible for the Adjudicator to read through and process it all, hence the need for assistance in the form of an assessor. It may be in the Parties best interest to embrace the use of assessors in such complex disputes in order to enable an Adjudicator to focus on the issues in dispute and not get bogged down in detail. <more>
	ADA Autumn 2006 newsletter Dave Armstrong - September 2006 ADA expansion, new Leeds office, assessors in adjudication, expert witness, Lundin Isis in Tunisia, RICS golf victory, welcome Richard, Andrew, and Roger. <more>
	One stop shop - Complex disputes and adjudication by ADA Executive Director Bob Davis Featured in Construction Law Review 2005 - October 2005 Are all construction disputes, even the largest and most complex, appropriate subjects for statutory adjudication? Some commentators suggest that there may be a tension between natural justice and the nature of the adjudication procedure as applied to some matters. Despite these concerns, adjudication remains a one-stop-shop for construction disputes. <more>