Enforcement & setting-aside
A decision or award that cannot be enforced is worth little. We take adjudication decisions to judgment and execution, defend them against setting-aside and stay applications, and — where there is a proper basis — challenge decisions that went wrong on jurisdiction or natural justice.
Enforcing an adjudication decision
An adjudication decision can be enforced as if it were a judgment of the High Court under s.28 CIPAA, and it can also found winding-up or other execution steps. We move quickly to convert a decision into an enforceable order and to realise the money, including where the paying party tries to stall.
Setting aside and stay
A decision may be set aside on limited grounds — including denial of natural justice, or the adjudicator acting outside jurisdiction — and enforcement may be stayed in defined circumstances, such as where there is a related arbitration or a real risk the money will not be recoverable. We argue these applications on both sides, on the facts and the current authorities.
Awards
For arbitral awards, we advise on recognition and enforcement under the Arbitration Act 2005 and the New York Convention, and on the narrow grounds for setting aside.
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How we help
- Enforcement of adjudication decisions under s.28 CIPAA
- Setting-aside applications under ss.15–16 CIPAA
- Stay of enforcement pending arbitration or litigation
- Winding-up founded on adjudicated sums
- Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
- Setting aside of awards under the Arbitration Act 2005
Common questions
Can enforcement of an adjudication decision be stopped?
A payment claim just landed? The clock has already started.
Construction disputes run on deadlines — statutory and contractual. Tell us where you are and we will tell you, plainly, what your position is and what the next working days require. The first conversation is complimentary.