Alternative Dispute Resolution

November 2010

In this paper, Nicholas Gould looks at how mediation has become an established dispute resolution technique in the construction industry. Mediation can be expressly referred to in the construction contract, and as part of a dispute escalation clause. This paper considers not just the growth of mediation but also puts it in context by referring to adjudication as well as litigation and arbitration in the construction industry.

February 2007

In this paper, Nicholas Gould provides an introduction to adjudication and ADR in the construction industry. The focus is the UK domestic market, but international dispute adjudication boards are also considered. Arbitration was the traditional method for the resolution of construction disputes for many years, until the introduction of a range of ADR techniques, adjudication and the introduction of pre-action protocols in litigation.