In the first quarter of the 2017 calendar year, Steve was appointed by to adjudicate payment-claim disputes, each for amounts under $100k.
In two of the matters, Steve successfully encouraged the parties to settle the matter by mutual consent and the Applicant was able to withdraw the application (in accordance with the recently-amended Construction COntracts Act), thus reducing the costs and minimising the impact on the commercial relations between the parties.
Steve determined the other three matters in accordance with the Act.