Chern on Dispute Boards: Practice and Procedure

ISBN-13: 9781032177236 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 832 str.

Cyril Chern

Opis

Chern on Dispute Boards examines the law of dispute boards and their development internationally, while also covering procedural topics that are of particular concern to those utilising dispute boards.

Spis treści

Table of cases. Table of legislation. About the author. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. The dispute board concept and philosophy 2. Types of dispute boards 3. Legal basis for dispute board 4. Case histories 5. Appointing and establishing a dispute board 6. Selection of a dispute board 7. Referral to a dispute board 8. Elements of a referral 9. Site visits 10. The hearing process 11. Board member conflicts 12. Removal of board members 13. Dispute boards – use, training and current practice 14. Development banks 15. Enforcement issues 16. Time-bar clauses, special situations and pitfalls 17. Mistake, misrepresentation, uncertainty and other issues 18. New trends 19. Additional forms. Appendices Resources Index

O autorze

Dr Cyril Chern is a Barrister practising at 4 New Square Chambers, London. He has practised since 1972, specifically in the areas of engineering and construction disputes in the United Kingdom, the EU and internationally. Not only is he a highly praised and respected Barrister, he is also a Chartered Architect, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator, and Engineer and has written widely on Construction Disputes, Construction Law, and Mediation. He also teaches Dispute Board Courses for the World Bank/International Finance Corporation, FIDIC and the Dispute Board Federation (Geneva), as well as the comprehensive advanced FIDIC contracts course and commercial mediation for the Bar Council Mediation seminar, the World Bank, the IFC, and the DBF.