Guernsey Judgment 24/2010 - Discain Project Services Ltd v Charles Le Quesne (Guernsey) Ltd

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Building dispute - parties had agreed to resolve by a non-standard form of adjudication - adjudicator's decision to be final and binding - Discain issued proceedings to challenge the adjudicator's awards as to costs and as to his fees and expenses - allegation that the adjudicator acted contrary to the principles of fairness and natural justice - adjudicator did not inform the parties of his decision on quantum and liability before considering the issue of costs - adjudicator's decision on costs and his fees and expenses set aside on grounds that the parties should have been given the opportunity to make further submissions on those issues after being informed by the adjudicator of his decision on the substantive issues - see more