In this dispute it was ever so important to know the date when an adjudication was commenced. Was it when the "notice of adjudication" was fired off? Or was it when the "referral" - being the full story - was fired off? Or was it when a new "notice of adjudication" was fired off because the referral after the first notice had arrived late? The word "nitpicking" comes to mind. Blame lawyers. Blame the folk who cobble together fancy forms of contract. Each clause in standard forms contains a lawyer's fee note. Mr Tracy Bennett decided to refurbish a house. He contracted with FMK Construction. The bumf included the JCT98 standard form. Builder and client fell out. Actually that's not quite accurate. The builder fell out with the ringmaster.
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