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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144526203321

Autore

Chern Cyril

Titolo

Chern on dispute boards [[electronic resource] ] : practice and procedure / / Cyril Chern

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-34229-0

9786612342295

0-470-69764-4

0-470-69806-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (394 p.)

Disciplina

343.73/078624

343.73078624

Soggetti

Construction industry - Law and legislation - United States

Construction contracts - United States

Dispute resolution (Law) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The dispute board concept -- Type of dispute boards -- Legal basis for dispute board -- Case histories -- Appointing and establishing a dispute board -- Selection of a dispute board -- Referral to a dispute board -- Elements of a referral -- Site visits -- The hearing process -- Board member conflicts -- Removal of board members -- Dispute boards : use, training and current practice -- Development banks -- Additional forms.

Sommario/riassunto

Dispute boards were first introduced almost 20 years ago. Since then close to 100 billion US dollars worldwide has been spent on construction projects that have used dispute boards. Of these, 98% were constructed without any court battles and of the remaining 2%, the dispute board decisions were upheld by either arbitration and/or the court: a truly impressive record. Yet very little is known about what dispute boards are and how they operate.   This book provides the knowledge necessary for those actively involved in dispute board work as well as for those who need to learn the p