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Louise is a Knowledge Lawyer, working across the firm’s Finance Department. Louise brings considerable experience to the role having previously worked as a general finance lawyer in leading law firms in London and Dublin.

Louise now works with the general finance; the construction and engineering; and the energy, infrastructure, and natural resources teams within the Finance Department. Louise contributes to the training of Trainee Solicitors and Newly Qualified Lawyers, the development of current awareness sessions and drafting materials on recent legal developments for internal and external use.

Under the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (‘CCA 2013’) a party can refer a payment dispute to adjudication. Section 6 of the CCA 2013 defines a payment dispute as ‘any dispute relating to payment arising under the construction contract.’ In the UK, although the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended) (‘HGCRA 1996’) permits any dispute to be referred to adjudication, it too confines that right to ‘a dispute arising under the contract.’ In Ireland, there is no adjudication case law regarding the parameters of the meaning ‘under the contract.’ A question arises as to…

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