Benefits of arbitration in the context of ADR
September 2003
Nicholas Gould considers whether the benefits of arbitration are still valid in the light of the developing Alternative Dispute Resolution process. The paper, prepared for International Business Conferences Summer School, also considers the impact of adjudication and ADR on both arbitration and litigation.
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Effective dispute resolution
15-16 May 2003
February 2010
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.
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.
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.
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.
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