Introduction
Once a notice of referral is served by a referring party, a responding party will be under significant pressure given the extremely tight timeframe for an adjudication.
The process is also open to a situation where the referring party serves a notice of referral to adjudication at a time that makes quick turnaround more challenging for the responding party, for example on a Friday evening or before a holiday period such as Easter or Christmas, in an attempt to gain advantage. This tactic if often referred to as an “ambush adjudication”.
It is therefore critical that, in the event
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