On 13 September 2021 the Irish High Court handed down its judgment on the matter of Aakon Construction Services Ltd v. Pure Fitout Associated Ltd. This decision enforced a €242,225.09 ‘smash and grab’ adjudication award. This is a very significant judgment for the Irish construction sector as not only is it one of very few enforcement decisions since the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (“the Act”) came into effect in 2016, but the decision also addresses how valid reliance placed on UK adjudication law decisions are in the Republic of Ireland.
