Wall Street Journal As a judge in Miami, Jennifer Bailey saw how court cases could drag on. Since becoming an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association® (AAA®), however, she has been struck by how quickly the dispute resolution process can work: In one case involving a dispute over construction materials, the parties settled the matter in… Continue reading The Power of Resolution
Category: Construction Disputes
Construction Disputes Are Getting Harder to Resolve. Here’s Why.
American Arbitration Association Construction disputes are getting harder to resolve. Projects have become more complex, with more parties, more data, and more at stake when something goes wrong. Modern construction disputes often involve a web of stakeholders, each with their own role, risk, and perspective. “You could have a case that…implicates 20, 30, 40 parties,” said Allison Snyder, a… Continue reading Construction Disputes Are Getting Harder to Resolve. Here’s Why.
Construction Dispute Damages: Key Claims and Quantification Methods in International Arbitration
Michael Pogue and Gareth McDermott | Global Arbitration Review Introduction Damages in construction disputes can arise from many different project-specific circumstances, with the type of damage suffered and the method of quantification dependent on, among other things, the discrete facts of the case, the governing law, the form of contract and the available evidence. However,… Continue reading Construction Dispute Damages: Key Claims and Quantification Methods in International Arbitration
Highly Expedited Arbitration Under the ICC Rules 2026: A Potential New Tool to Enforce Dispute Adjudication Board Decisions?
Charles Nairac, Dr. Dimitar Kondev and Jon Gilbert | White & Case The new International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Arbitration Rules came into effect on June 1, 2026. As reported in our previous alert, a key change made as part of the update was the introduction of a new Highly Expedited Arbitration procedure. In this alert,… Continue reading Highly Expedited Arbitration Under the ICC Rules 2026: A Potential New Tool to Enforce Dispute Adjudication Board Decisions?
Construction Disputes Under the Microscope: How Forensic Engineering Uncovers Why Failures Happen
Edward Poon | HKA The combination of modern delivery methods and increasingly complex projects is fundamentally reshaping the rules of risk and responsibility for stakeholders throughout the construction ecosystem. New ways of working, greater collaboration, and more advanced integrated systems mean that when a failure happens, it is significantly more challenging to identify what went… Continue reading Construction Disputes Under the Microscope: How Forensic Engineering Uncovers Why Failures Happen