MATTHEW HARDING (TRADING AS M J HARDING CONTRACTORS) v PAICE AND ANOTHER

[2016] BLR Plus 5

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Lord Justice Jackson, Lady Justice Rafferty, and Lady Justice Gloster

Adjudication - Adjudication - Valuation of contractor's account - Lack of Pay Less notice - Decision of adjudicator based on lack of notice - Whether valuation element of dispute capable of subsequent adjudication - Refusal by judge at first-instance to grant injunction preventing subsequent adjudication - Appeal against refusal - Whether subsequent adjudication permitted - Construction of paragraph 9(2) of Part I of the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998 No 649)