February 2010
"Mediating Construction Disputes: An Evaluation of Existing Practice" full report available for download
"Establishing dispute boards; selecting, nominating and appointing dispute board members"
6-7 May 2006
Nicholas Gould, in a paper given to the 6 th annual DRBF International Conference held at Budapest on 6-7 May 2006, discusses the establishment of dispute boards. In his analysis, Nicholas considers the standard FIDIC, ICC and ICE provisions as well as those contained within the World Bank procurement procedures.
Click to download PDF"Alternatives to the Dispute Board - Project Mediation"
5 October 2007
Karen Gidwani, in a paper given at the FIDIC Contracts Conference 2007, considers the application of project mediation to the FIDIC form. In her analysis, Karen considers how project mediation works and discusses the CEDR model project mediation protocol and agreement, a joint Fenwick Elliott and CEDR initiative launched in December 2006.
"Dispute resolution in the construction industry: an overview"
September 2004
Nicholas Gould, in a paper given to the Centre of Construction Law and Management at King's College London and to the Junior Committee of the Society of Construction Law, provides an introduction to the dispute resolution techniques that are frequently encountered in the construction industry. The paper focuses on the UK domestic market, but also considers international dispute adjudication boards.
"Project Mediation: It’s like partnering with teeth"
7 December 2006
7 December saw the launch a Project Mediation, a joint Fenwick Elliott and CEDR initiative. As explained by Simon Tolson and Nicholas Gould, Project Mediation, a new method of managing the risk of disputes during the delivery stage of a project, encourages the project participants to contract from the outset to use mediation as the primary means of dispute resolution.