The High Court in Ireland confirmed that a paying party’s failure to respond to a payment claim notice under a construction contract does not entitle the payee, by default, to an adjudicator’s decision directing payment of the amount in the notice.
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Construction Law Update: “Smash and grab” adjudications do not arise under Irish Act

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