The pros and cons of dropping out of adjudication

摘要

What if you can't comply with an adjudication timetable and both the other party and the adjudicator refuse an extension? Can you withdraw from the adjudication and start again by serving another notice to refer? Yes, said the court in Jacobs UK Ltd v Skanska Construction UK Ltd [2017] EWHC 2395 (TCC). But parties should not rely on this as a licence to withdraw from adjudication proceedings when the going gets tough: withdrawal should remain a last resort.