Sir michael latham has been asked to conduct a one-man review of the Construction Act and report back to the government. The intention is to consider users' views and experiences of the act, which has been in operation for seven years, and suggest improvements. The judges - even those of the Technology and Construction Court, which acts as the enforcing court if adjudicators' payment decisions are not complied with - are neutral as to the possible shortcomings of the act, since our task is to apply the existing law dispassionately. However, the court has a privileged role in the interpretation and development of adjudication law, since all but a handful of the decisions based on the act have been decided by TCC judges. We have, in consequence, some experience of the actual and perceived difficulties in the operation of the act.
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