“Mediating Construction Disputes: An Evaluation of Existing Practice” is the full report of the 2006-2008 research, headed up by Nicholas Gould and Claire King of Fenwick Elliott and conducted by the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College London and the Technology and Construction Court. Much more has been written about the theory of mediation, and its proper place in the avoidance and resolution of disputes in construction, than about its actual use; this report combines hard detail about its practice within UK construction litigation with a summary of the existing knowledge about mediation in the common law world and about its relation to other formal and informal methods of dealing with construction disputes. To download the report click here. To download a summary of the key points of the report click here.
The Effectiveness of Dispute Boards: An Historical Overview
Marking 50 years of Dispute Boards and drawing on King’s College London’s 2024 international survey, this article traces research into their effectiveness - from the first Board and early U.S. studies, through data from U.S. transport agencies and global DRBF research, to developments in Southeast Asia - before comparing these findings with the latest Report.

