BuildLaw Issue 30 December 2017 | Page 12

References
1 - See Mataban, at [27-31] and [43-44], discussing the recent High Court decision in Ang Cheng Guan Construction Pte Ltd v Corporate Residence Pte Ltd [2017] 3 SLR 988 (where an adjudication review determination was set aside because the adjudicator had 'misdirected himself in a point of law' by refusing to consider issues raised by the claimant); and the New South Wales Supreme Court decision in Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd v Luikens and Anor [2003] NSWSC 1140 (where an adjudication determination was quashed because the adjudicator made a jurisdictional error by disregarding a respondent’s submissions, citing the respondent's failure to adequately identify reasons for non-payment in its payment schedule (i.e. the equivalent of a SOP Act payment response)).
2 - Mataban, at [34], citing the Court of Appeal in Citiwall Safety Glass Pte Ltd v Mansource Interior Pte Ltd [2015] 1 SLR 797 at [48].
3 - SOP Act adjudication determinations have 'temporary finality'. This means a determination is final unless and until the dispute is resolved by agreement or determined on the merits by a court or arbitral tribunal.