SAL Practitioner: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire - Does Section 17(3) Really Resolve the Status of Claims for Damage, Loss or Expense in Adjudication Proceedings?

12 January 2026

Allen & Gledhill Senior Associate Lavan Vickneson contributed an article titled “Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire - Does Section 17(3) Really Resolve the Status of Claims for Damage, Loss or Expense in Adjudication Proceedings?” to SAL Practitioner, published by the Singapore Academy of Law.

The article explores the ambiguities in the wording, scope and exceptions in section 17(3) of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, which enterprising employers and contractors can take advantage of to raise claims for damage, loss or expense in adjudication proceedings.