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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460027603321

Titolo

Mediation in the construction industry : an international review / / edited by Penny Brooker and Suzanne Wilkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-134-02929-2

1-134-02930-6

1-282-78239-8

9786612782398

0-203-89301-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrookerPenny

WilkinsonSuzanne, Ph. D.

Disciplina

343/.07869

Soggetti

Construction contracts

Dispute resolution (Law)

Mediation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Construction mediation in Australia; 3 Construction mediation in Germany; 4 Construction mediation in Hong Kong; 5 Mediation in the Malaysian construction industry; 6 Construction mediation in New Zealand; 7 Construction mediation in South Africa; 8 Construction mediation in Turkey; 9 Construction mediation in England and Wales; 10 Evaluation of construction mediation; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The application of construction dispute procedures has changed dramatically in the last decade. This has resulted in an increased use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in many countries, and mediation in particular. Construction is one of the major industries using mediation, in the UK and in many other countries such as the US, China, Australia and New Zealand. This expansion in mediation has been helped by



encouragement from governments, although it takes diverse forms in different legal jurisdictions, for example: court rules to encourage this use (as in the US and UK); the courts' own m