Dispute Resolution

Bodies

 - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) - Contact
 - Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI) - Dispute Resolution Services
 - Construction Industry Federation (CIF) - Dispute Resolution Panel
 - Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) - Dispute Resolution Services

Adjudication

 - SI No. 3 of 2013 - Construction Contracts Act 2013
 - Construction Contracts Act, 2013, Code of Practice Governing the Conduct of Adjudications
 - Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment - Construction Contracts Adjudication Service - Appointment of Adjudicator

 - Quantity Surveyors Guide to the Construction Contracts Act - SCSI

 - Construction Adjudication, by HHJ Peter Coulson QC, pubished by Oxford
 - Adjudicating Construction and Engineering Disputes, Matthew Molloy and Jonathan Cope

Arbitration

 - The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York Convention”)

 - SI No. 26 of 1954 - Arbitration Act, 1954
 - SI No. 1 of 2010 - Arbitration Act - UNCITRAL Model Law included

 - CWMF Arbitration Rules for use with Public Works and Services Contracts (AR1)

General Reading

 - SCSI - Alternative Dispute Resolution Information Paper 1st Edition
 - Ministry of Justice, UK - Scotts Schedule

Other Info, News, and Updates

 - High Court: Adjudicator in construction dispute did not have jurisdiction to entertain claim - Construction Contracts Act 2013. [2025] IEHC 469. There was no clause under the contract which made provision for payment to the applicant in the event of wrongful termination by the contractor.
 - Mere Use Of Expression “Arbitration” Insufficient To Constitute A Binding Agreement U/S 7 Of A&C Act: Calcutta High Court
 - The Arbitration Act 2025 (the “2025 Act”) is the first major update to the law of arbitration in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”).
 - UK Supreme Court: Collateral Warranties are generally not Construction Contracts for the purpose of referring disputes for Adjudication. Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd (Respondent) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP)
 - Existing Structures risk under a Build Contract – did the risk sit with Sisk? John Sisk and Son Limited v Capital & Centric (Rose) Limited [2025] EWHC 594 (TCC)
 - Tenderbids Ltd Trading as Bastion v Electrical Waste Management Ltd [2025] - First decision of the Irish High Court to refuse to enforce an Adjudicators decision. [2026] IEHC 5