Best practice in construction disputes : avoidance, management and resolution / Paula Gerber [and] Brennan Ong.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2013.

1st edition

83593

Dispute resolution (Law) -- Australia.

Construction industry -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Part I. Avoidance and management of disputes

Chapter 1. Causes and nature of construction conflicts and disputes

Chapter 2. Theory of conflict

Chapter 3. Role of the construction contract in the avoidance, management and resolution of construction disputes

Chapter 4. Introduction to the concept and philosophy of DAPs

Chapter 5. Dispute Resolution Boards (DRBs)

Chapter 6. Dispute Adjudication Boards (DABs)

Chapter 7. Dispute Resolution Adviser (DRA)

Chapter 8. Evolution of DAPs

Part II. Alternative dispute resolution (DRA)

Chapter 9. Introduction to the concept and philosophy of ADR

Chapter 10. Negotiation

Chapter 11. Mediation

Chapter 12. Senior executive appraisal / mini-trials

Chapter 13. Expert determination and early neutral evaluation

Chapter 14. ADR hybrids

Part III. Binding dispute resolution

Chapter 15. Key elements of a successful system of binding dispute resolution

Chapter 16. Adjudication

Chapter 17. Arbitration

Chapter 18. Litigation

Part IV. Best practice

Chapter 19. Best practice in the avoidance, management and resolution of construction disputes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409333077

xxxix, 493 p. : ill. ; 24 cm