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Types of Disputes in Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution
Types of Disputes in Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS AND
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
RISK MINIMIZATION OF LITIGATION
THROUGH PROPER MANAGEMENT
DISPUTE:
Disputes is a disagreement between individuals
Dispute Resolution:
The process of resolving disputes between two parties
engaged in a contract by a neutral third party, by themselves
is known as dispute resolution
Or
A mechanism to sort out disagreements between two parties
Types of Disputes
If the judgment of the court is not complied with by the loser, the
winner may return to court to seek permission to instruct bailiffs
to seize property of the loser to the value of the judgment plus
associated costs
Because litigation is highly procedural, the parties lose control
of it
In litigation parties are not given choice of choosing their
judge and judges are allocated on rotation basis
f) Expert determination
In the dispute resolution method known as expert
determination, an expert is given full authority to decide the
dispute according to his own expertise, without necessarily
sharing that expertise with the parties and inviting them to
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