Construction Law Reporter
SUDLOWS LTD v GLOBAL SWITCH ESTATES 1 LTD
[2023] EWCA Civ 813, Court of Appeal (Civil Division), Coulson, Andrews and Laing LJJ, 12 July 2023
Adjudication – Serial adjudications – Whether adjudicator bound by findings in previous adjudication – Whether dispute the same or substantially the same
The present case concerned the fifth and sixth of a series of adjudications which had taken place between the claimant, Sudlows Ltd, and the defendant, Global Switch Estates 1 Ltd, arising out of a contract for the fit out of a data hall and related works. The fifth adjudication between the parties was concerned with the claimants claim for an extension of time in respect of delays to the project up to 18 January 2021. The adjudicator decided that the claimant was entitled to an extension of time of 482 days through to 8 December 2020.