BABCOCK MARINE (CLYDE) LTD v HS BARRIER COATINGS LTD

[2019] ScotCS CSOH 110, Outer House, Court of Session, Lord Doherty, 27 December 2019

Adjudication – Alleged failure of adjudicator to give reasons for his decision – Breach of natural justice in employing quantity surveyor to provide assistance in the adjudication

The pursuer brought an action in which it sought payment of sums which an adjudicator had ordered the defender to pay to it following an adjudication between the parties. The defender sought to resist making payment on four grounds.