Tony Bingham
Tony Bingham is an arbitrator, adjudicator, mediator and barrister. Each of those involves dispute management, decision making, and dispute resolution. As well as that, he is a writer, commentator and lecturer.
CommentI鈥檓 a contractor... get me out of here!
Tony Bingham cheers the appeal court judges who have hacked away 20 years growth of confusion around payment notices
CommentProcuring our safety
Procurement issues lie at the root of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, argues our legal columnist: it鈥檚 dangerous for architects and engineers to cede control of how their specification is implemented
CommentStill beating the drum
In his first column, in April 1987, our legal columnist, criticised the CITB levy. As a new training charge looms, he assesses the 30 years since: 鈥榙isputomania鈥�, adjudication, and what happens next
CommentWho gets the bill?
A collapsed tunnel on a hydroelectric scheme left the contractor and employer in dispute about who should pay to have it rectified. So where does liability lie?
CommentPlaying the game
A recent TCC case shows how the back and forth between contractor and employer around payment notices can descend into a parlour game
CommentTrump? Oh no it isn鈥檛. Oh yes it is!
So much of the world - and construction in particular - looks like the back end of a panto horse. Imagine if we had a powerful, no-nonsense wheeler-dealer taking over the reins鈥�
CommentThird time lucky?
Here鈥檚 a case that shows up the sheer muddle that is the Construction Act鈥檚 payment rules. They need to be rewritten - only not by those who made such a mess of it on the first two attempts
CommentThe book group
Thinking about getting in some early Christmas shopping? Here are some thoughts on two new publications on construction law, available now
CommentQuestioning expert witnesses
When an expert witness - a guardian of trust and knowledge - is proved wrong in court, it is tempting to try to turn psychologist and wonder what was going through his head
CommentHot tubbing: Rub-a-dub-dub
Hot tubbing, where experts give evidence concurrently, is all the rage in Australia. Now it could be heading to these shores 鈥� except that it鈥檚 been here for 18 years already
CommentCollaboration express line
Once I was a sceptic about 鈥榗ollaboration鈥� but I have realised that it鈥檚 all just common sense
CommentMental health issues: Turn the lights on
The industry must make progress on ensuring employees鈥� mental wellbeing 鈥� or brace itself for a rush of legal claims
CommentAdjudication: The list鈥檚 the thing鈥�
As we celebrated 400 years since the Bard鈥檚 death last month, a High Court case reminds us how important it is to ask the right questions
CommentContracts: Not so fast
Here鈥檚 a case about a Porsche dealer that promised a customer he was first in the queue for a rare GT3 - but then sold it to somebody else
CommentReady for a reboot?
Adjudication, introduced as a quick-fix solution, has become blighted by tactical game playing. Perhaps it鈥檚 time to shake things up again
CommentAdjudication: Muddling through
A messy contract need not stop an adjudicator deciding the dispute 鈥� as long as they have jurisdiction
CommentArbitration: New toys for the new year
The RICS and CIArb have re-branded arbitration. I like it
CommentChristmas stuffing
For those wondering what to put in their loved ones鈥� Xmas stocking this year, here are two page-turners about adjudication that will leave them feeling satisfyingly replete
CommentBut the levy was dry 鈥�
The CITB should be a vehicle for world-class training but for over 50 years the levy has created resentment. It鈥檚 time for a rethink. However, current plans for reform do not go far enough
CommentIn the right spirit
A High Court judge had to remind the parties in a recent case what adjudication was for - not a gladiatorial legal arena but a quick fix