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Construction adjudication deadline

Construction adjudication referral deadline calculator

The referring party must normally refer the dispute to the adjudicator within seven days of giving notice of adjudication. Weekends count, while the specified statutory holidays are excluded.

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Rule reviewed

At a glance

What the calculator applies

Period
Seven days
Trigger
Notice of adjudication
Direction
Forward from the notice
Counting method
HGCRA day count: weekends count; Christmas Day, Good Friday and bank holidays do not.

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Jurisdiction
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Reviewed June 2026 Review coverage and exclusions
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Example input
03/08/2026

Start with 03/08/2026 as the notice of adjudication. The calculator applies hgcra day count: weekends count; christmas day, good friday and bank holidays do not. and the calculator applies the statutory holiday exclusions for this scheme referral route. before it shows the cited output and the checks that may change it.

Calculation basis

How the date is counted

HGCRA day count: weekends count; Christmas Day, Good Friday and bank holidays do not.

The calculator applies the statutory holiday exclusions for this Scheme referral route.

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Exceptions and matter facts

  • Check whether the contract displaces the Scheme and whether the notice was validly given.
  • This is a referral deadline, not the separate adjudicator-decision or payment timetable.

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