Dispute Boards: Is There a Role for Lawyers?

Construction Law International, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 7-12, 2010

Monash University Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010/30

7 Pages Posted: 23 Sep 2011 Last revised: 23 Nov 2011

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Brennan Ong

Monash University - Faculty of Law

Paula Gerber

Monash University - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

Dispute boards (DBs) are becoming increasingly well-known around the world as a means of managing conflict so as to avoid disputes on construction projects. However, there has been little discussion of the role that lawyers can play in relation to DBs. This article seeks to fill this gap.

Keywords: dispute, dispute boards, conflict, construction, law, lawyers, dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, mediation, conflict

JEL Classification: L7, L74, N6, K00, K10, K11, K19, K22, K39

Suggested Citation

Ong, Brennan and Gerber, Paula, Dispute Boards: Is There a Role for Lawyers? (2010). Construction Law International, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 7-12, 2010, Monash University Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010/30, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1932553

Brennan Ong

Monash University - Faculty of Law ( email )

Wellington Road
Clayton, Victoria 3800
Australia

Paula Gerber (Contact Author)

Monash University - Faculty of Law ( email )

Wellington Road
Clayton, Victoria 3800
Australia

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