The Dance Of Debt

摘要

What is the scope of an adjudication, and why does it matter? The topic was looked at in OSC Building Services vs Interior Dimensions Contracts.rnOSC was engaged by a main contractor called IDC to carry out ￡6,000-worth of drainage and site access works, to be done in 14 days. It was one of those contracts that grew like Topsy. The works at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, dragged on for a year. Then, at last, OSC sent in an application for payment marked "draft final account". It was knocking on the door of ￡300,000 instead of ￡6,000. That was 18 months ago.rnThe parties couldn't see eye-to-eye on the amount due and began the merry dance of dispute. For 12 months. Then Derek Pye, an experienced adjudicator-barrister, came along, did his stuff and ordered IDC to pay OSC a lump of money. That was the end of his job.