ADR and Adjudication in Construction Disputes

For some years there has been growing dissatisfaction withlitigation and arbitration as a means of settling constructiondisputes, and increasingly parties have been turning toadjudication and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).This trend was given a major impetus by the introduction of the1996 Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act and theScheme for Construction Contracts, which resulted in statutoryadjudication being introduced in most of the main building andengineering standard forms.This book surveys the growth of ADR and looks in detail at thevarious methods:* adjudication and expert determination* mediation and conciliation* dispute review boards and disputes advisers* other forms, such as mini-trial and mediation-arbitrationIt discusses the Housing Grants, Construction and RegenerationAct and the Scheme for Construction Contracts, and their effect onadjudication and construction contracts considering both proceduraland legal issues. It looks in detail at the adjudication clauses ofall the main building and engineering contracts.