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

• Autore: Chern Cyril
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (394 p.)
• Disciplina: 343.73/078624; 343.73078624
• Soggetto topico: Construction industry - Law and legislation - United States; Construction contracts - United States; Dispute resolution (Law) - United States
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Chern on dispute boards
• ISBN: 1-282-34229-0; 9786612342295; 0-470-69764-4; 0-470-69806-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144526203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II