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David Richbell’s “Mediation of Construction Disputes”, is an excellent, practical and up-to- date guide to mediation in the construction industry.

The Construction Dispute Resolution in Glasgow needs help with a survey on trends in adjudication.
The First Revision of the Second Edition of the Technology and Construction Court Guide came into effect on October 1st. The Explanatory Note on page 2 summarises the changes that have been made. Download the Guide

On the 22nd February, the London Region assembled a top class panel from the world of adjudication for our “Myths and Legends of Adjudication” event. We managed to get representatives from the life cycle of an adjudication: representing the users, we had Alastair Easton of Skanska UK, for the…

The above meeting took place as planned and was attended by approximately 25 people. The make of the audience comprising representative of the main ANB’s, adjudicators, adjudication users such as contractors, solicitors/barristers, quantity surveyors and claim consultants. The meeting was chaired…
As Adjudication continues to flourish within the UK it is noticeable that other countries such as Australia and New Zealand have also introduced Adjudication as a means of dispute resolution.
Following discussion about the success of adjudication within the construction industry the Adjudication Society are undertaking an examination of the extent that it would be appropriate to expand the use of this process of dispute resolution into other industries in a similar manner to…
Midlands region held a surgery attended by about 20 people. Guy Cottam led the surgery, which involved case studies based around a theoretical dispute. The surgery worked in groups of 4-5 who had to address issues raised at different stages of a hypothetical adjudication. The first issues were…
The Second CPD conference and dinner held by the Adjudication Society will take place on 18 and 19 June 2004 at the Waltham Abbey Marriott in Essex. As last year, the conference will last from midday on Friday until Saturday afternoon with the option to stay on until Sunday morning.
The 2003 Annual Conference was a great success with 160 delegates attending, and we have had a great deal of positive feed back. The workshop format is an opportunity to hear everyone’s views on the process. Grateful thanks to the team who put this together, and particularly Martin Potter a patient…