An essential reference for all construction professionals, this book shows you how to use Dispute Review Boards (DRBs) to solve construction disputes on the job, avoid claims, and thereby reduce project costs. Prepared by members of the ASCE Task Committee on Dispute Review Boards and featuring contributions from 34 experts in the field, this definitive manual provides all the procedures required to employ the DRB process, and fully explains the benefits and pitfalls of DRBs. You'll find detailed coverage of the concept, function, and applicability of DRBs; the practice of DRBs, including member selection, operation of the board, conduct of the hearing, deliberation, and recommendation; case histories of how the DRB process works; and international DRB applications. A guide specification for including a DRB in the construction contract is also included. Whether you're an owner, contractor, construction manager, attorney, or construction lender, this time- and money-saving sourcebook offers you the most complete guidance now available on the successful establishment and practice of a Dispute Review Board during construction.

An authoritative explanation of the Dispute Board (DB) process and a reference guide for users of the process throughout the world. The guide addresses the fundamentals of successful DBs and their important role in both avoiding and resolving disputes among the contracting parties on large and complex projects.

This manual is acknowledged to be the essential reference in the field of securities arbitration. It systematically describes the issues that arise in a dispute, how to evaluate the merits of a case, & how to prepare & present cases to arbitration panels anywhere in the country. In the Third Edition, David Robbins updates his work to reflect the important new issues governing discovery on the Internet, NASD's new eligibility rule, & its rule on punitive damages.

This volume is an essential, cutting-edge reference for all practitioners, students, and teachers in the field of dispute resolution. Each chapter was written specifically for this collection and has never before been published. The contributors--drawn from a wide range of academic disciplines--contains many of the most prominent names in dispute resolution today, including Frank E. A. Sander, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Bruce Patton, Lawrence Susskind, Ethan Katsh, Deborah Kolb, and Max Bazerman. The Handbook of Dispute Resolution contains the most current thinking about dispute resolution. It synthesizes more than thirty years of research into cogent, practitioner-focused chapters that assume no previous background in the field. At the same time, the book offers path-breaking research and theory that will interest those who have been immersed in the study or practice of dispute resolution for years. The Handbook also offers insights on how to understand disputants. It explores how personality factors, emotions, concerns about identity, relationship dynamics, and perceptions contribute to the escalation of disputes. The volume also explains some of the lessons available from viewing disputes through the lens of gender and cultural differences.

Dispute resolution : what it's all about -- Negotiation and conflict : the big picture -- Perception, fairness, psychological traps, and emotions -- Negotiator styles -- Negotiation dance : step by step -- Gender, culture, and race -- Negotiating ethics -- The law of negotiation -- An overview of mediation : the big picture -- A deeper look into the process -- Representing clients : preparation -- Representing clients : during the process -- Specific applications -- Court-connected mediation and fairness concerns -- The law and of mediation -- Ethical issues for advocates and mediators -- Arbitration : the big picture -- Arbitration agreements -- Selecting arbitrators -- Arbitration procedures and awards -- The law of arbitration : judicial enforcement of arbitration agreements -- Judicial enforcement of arbitration awards -- Fairness in arbitration, part I : employment, consumer, and adhesion contracts -- Fairness in arbitration, part II : Recent legislative and judicial developments -- Mixing and matching the process to the dispute -- Dispute resolution design : stepped clauses and conflict management systems -- Looking ahead : opportunities and challenges in ADR and conflict management