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Adjudication is the number one method in resolving construction disputes in the United Kingdom. The process is sequential but can be complicated to the inexperienced person. This series of podcasts is aimed primarily at those who want to gain a greater understanding of adjudication and learn about the process. The listeners to these podcasts will hear from prominent adjudicators and practitioners and will benefit from their experiences.

My name’s Matthew Drake (Matt for short). I’m from Wokingham, Berkshire in England and I embraced Islam in 2005 when I was 19 years old. When I look back to when I first became muslim nearly two decades ago, I realize that I made a lot of mistakes along the way. And more often than not, these incidents were a direct result of a lack of Islamic knowledge or a lack of knowing how to apply Islam correctly in my life, either because of my own ignorance of the religion or because of the bad advice I received from other muslims who, despite the good intentions they may have had, were ...