Security of Payment and Adjudication in Hong Kong

With public consultation due in respect of the proposed Security of Payments (Adjudication) Act and legislation envisaged as early as next year, Hong Kong looks set to join the jurisdictions where adjudication has become a key element of construction dispute resolution. Peter Fraser QC and David Johnson of Atkin Chambers look at lessons from other jurisdictions, and how a significant effect might be felt by the construction industry as a whole as well as by legal practitioners.

Security of Payment and Adjudication in Hong Kong. ADR Digest, Issue 18.