EDITORIAL COMMENT

Some of those who have spent a very considerable amount of time over the last few years contributing to the consultation exercise concerning forthcoming proposals as to adjudication, were somewhat surprised to hear from Professor John Uff QC, at the meeting of the Society of Construction Law on 2 December, that there has not been nearly enough debate as to whether or not adjudication is a good thing. Launching a collection of papers from different sources, their unifying feature being opposition to the ‘Latham’ reforms, titled ‘Construction Contract Reform: a Plea for Sanity’ , Professor John Uff QC called for a further period of reflection before any legislation making adjudication compulsory comes into force. The papers are being offered as a focal point for those who continue to believe that the reforms are fundamentally flawed.