内容简介
Forsomeyearstherehasbeengrowingdissatisfactionwithlitigationandarbitrationasameansofsettlingconstructiondisputes,andincreasinglypartieshavebeenturningtoadjudicationandalternativedisputeresolution(ADR).Thistrendwasgivenamajorimpetusbytheintroductionofthe1996HousingGrants,ConstructionandRegenerationActandtheSchemeforConstructionContracts,whichresultedinstatutoryadjudicationbeingintroducedinmostofthemainbuildingandengineeringstandardforms.ThisbooksurveysthegrowthofADRandlooksindetailatthevariousmethods:*adjudicationandexpertdetermination*mediationandconciliation*disputereviewboardsanddisputesadvisers*otherforms,suchasmini-trialandmediation-arbitrationItdiscussestheHousingGrants,ConstructionandRegenerationActandtheSchemeforConstructionContracts,andtheireffectonadjudicationandconstructioncontractsconsideringbothproceduralandlegalissues.Itlooksindetailattheadjudicationclausesofallthemainbuildingandengineeringcontracts.