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Dispute board definition

What does Dispute board mean? A dispute board is a panel appointed under a construction contract to help avoid and resolve project disputes by issuing recommendations or decisions on matters referred by the parties. It is a contractual mechanism (not defined by legislation), with its powers, procedures and the effect of its outcomes set out in the relevant contract, commonly standard forms such as fidic. Two main models are used: - Dispute review board (DRB): gives non‑binding recommendations. - Dispute adjudication board (DAB) and, in newer FIDIC forms, dispute avoidance/adjudication board (DAAB): issues decisions that are contractually binding, often on an interim “binding unless and until...

Construction dispute boards explained: DRB, DAB and DAAB under FIDIC and JCT—appointment, procedure, dispute avoidance, timelines, costs, pros and cons, and enforcement

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A Dispute board

A dispute board is a panel set up to help efficiently resolve disagreements that emerge under a construction contract arrangement. Its purpose is to enable quick, economical settlement of issues without requiring the parties to turn to the costlier and slower avenues of Arbitration or the courts for formal determination instead. Given the expenditure involved (though still markedly lower than arbitration or litigation), dispute boards tend to be used more frequently on major construction schemes, and are encountered less regularly on smaller projects overall. They are typically included in construction contracts outside the scope of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, for instance on international undertakings and projects. A dispute board usually comprises three individuals, though it can sometimes be a sole member. Certain contracts call for a standing dispute board, appointed at the outset and remaining in place for the life of the project, whereas others provide for ad hoc boards that are constituted only when Disputes materialise under the agreement as and when they arise...

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