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How can disputes be avoided in construction contracts?

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2
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How does partnering help avoid disputes in construction?

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3
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What is meant by the term ‘ADR’?

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4
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What is the hierarchy of dispute resolution in the construction industry?

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5
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What guidance is available in relation to ADR?

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6
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How are disputes dealt with under a contract with which you are familiar? How does this differ from other contracts with which you are familiar?

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7
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How can contract change procedures help avoid disputes?

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8
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How do post-contract reporting procedures help avoid conflict?

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9
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How would you deal with contractor on site who had 30 years experience and did not agree with your decision?

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10
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On what grounds can the employer or the contractor determine the contract under the form of contract that you are most familiar with?

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11
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What is negotiation and how can it be used to resolve disputes?

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12
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of negotiation as a means to resolve disputes?

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13
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What is mediation and how can it be used to resolve disputes?

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Is mediation binding?

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15
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of mediation as a means to resolve disputes?

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16
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What is conciliation and how does it differ from mediation?

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17
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What is expert determination and how can it be used to resolve disputes?

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18
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of expert determination as a means to resolve disputes?

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19
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What is adjudication and how can it be used to resolve disputes?

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20
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What are the general duties of an adjudicator?

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21
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How do you refer a dispute to adjudication?

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22
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How is an adjudicator appointed?

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23
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What are the timescales involved in adjudication?

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24
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Is adjudication binding?

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25
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Can decisions under adjudication be challenged?

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26
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Give some examples of when adjudications have been challenged.

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27
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Who pays the cost of adjudication?

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28
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How does the Scheme for Construction Contracts relate to adjudication?

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29
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A party to the main contract on one of your projects wants to take a dispute to adjudication, but there are no clauses in the contract referring to dispute resolution procedures. Can he use adjudication and what rules will apply?

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30
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A client wants you to take out the adjudication clause in his construction contract so that all disputes are referred directly to litigation. How would you respond?

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31
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of adjudication as a means to resolve disputes?

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32
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Explain the adjudication procedure rules in a contract with which you are familiar.

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33
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What is arbitration and how can it be used to resolve disputes?

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34
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Explain the main differences between the various forms of arbitration.

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35
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What are the main differences between arbitration and adjudication?

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36
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What procedural matters need to be agreed between the parties before arbitration starts?

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37
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Is arbitration binding?

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38
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How are costs awarded in arbitration?

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39
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Why did arbitration become so unpopular for resolving construction disputes?

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40
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration as a means to resolve disputes?

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41
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On what grounds can an arbitrator?s decision be challenged in court?

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42
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How did the Arbitration Act 1996 change the rules of arbitration?

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43
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How does the role of an arbitrator differ from that of a judge?

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44
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How do multi-party arbitration proceedings work?

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45
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What is litigation and how is it used to resolve disputes?

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46
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What are the differences between arbitration and litigation?

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47
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What was the impact of the Woolf Report on dispute resolution?

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48
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What are the Civil Procedure Rules?

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49
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What is the Technology and Construction Court?

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50
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Explain the significance of a pre-action protocol in bringing an action to court.

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51
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Explain judgements without trial and summary judgements.

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52
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of litigation as a means to resolve disputes?

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53
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What is early neutral evaluation and how is it used to resolve disputes?

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54
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What is med-arb and how does it differ from mediation?

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55
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What is the purpose of Dispute Boards?

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56
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What is the difference between DRBs and DABs?

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57
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What is an expert witness?

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58
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Who can be an expert witness?

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59
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How is an expert witness appointed?

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60
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As a surveyor, what information or data might you be asked to produce to support an expert witness?

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61
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What factors must you take into account when writing an expert witness report?

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62
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What is the liability of an expert witness?

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63
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What is meant by the term ‘hot-tubbing’ and why may it be advantageous?

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