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Adjudication: What's the verdict?
Is adjudication reliable?  
Yes 53%
No 44%
Unsure 3%
Masons鈥 survey shows that almost half of the industry consider the process unreliable 鈥 yet there is no effective appeal against a decision.  
Has adjudication failed?  
Yes 16%
No 57%
Unsure 27%
This result, also from Masons, is a vote of confidence in the effectiveness of adjudication 鈥 but critics argue that its effectiveness is part of the problem.  
Was the adjudicator鈥檚 decision final?  
Yes 81%
No 19%
Adjudication is supposed to be an short-term quick-fix solution. Masons鈥 experience is that, in most cases, the decision was final.  
Ambush!  
Often ambushed 18%
Occasionally ambushed 27%
Never ambushed 50%
Half of Lee Crowder鈥檚 respondents (contractors and specialists) have been ambushed 鈥 but how many of the other half have carried one out?  
Ambush!  
Never been ambushed 43%
Have been ambushed 57%
James R Knowles鈥 survey shows a similar pattern. One respondent commented: 鈥淚 would say ambush is too strong 鈥 Good time for preparation, fact finding and well-presented referrals sounds much better.鈥  
When are adjudications started?  
While it is going on 38%
Before work starts 2%
After it is completed 60%
Adjudication was meant to preserve site relations. The James R Knowles survey suggests it鈥檚 being used to get money quickly once work is over.  
Should the act be amended?  
Yes 56%
No 44%
James R Knowles鈥 respondents wanted winners to get costs (including the cost of enforcing), one set of rules, and qualifications for adjudicators.