Smart Dispute Boards: Leveraging AI In Complex Construction Cases

Lucas De Ferrari, Fabiana Pardi Otamendi and Nimanniyu Sharma | White & Case Construction disputes are characterized by complexity, volume and high financial stakes. AI-enabled tools are now being deployed to help dispute boards (“DBs”) manage that complexity and volume more efficiently. This alert analyzes the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (“DRBF”) Guidelines on the use… Continue reading Smart Dispute Boards: Leveraging AI In Complex Construction Cases

Dispute Boards: An Approach To The Efficient Resolution Of Disputes In The Construction Sector

Albee Bates and R. Zachary Torres-Fowler | Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Imagine a complicated engineering and construction project that has lasted years and has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars. During the project, the contractor submitted dozens of claims for additional time and money – all of which the project’s owner has rejected. Amid… Continue reading Dispute Boards: An Approach To The Efficient Resolution Of Disputes In The Construction Sector

To DA(A)B, or not to DA(A)B … (Part Two)

Vincent Rowan, Shareena Edmonds, Bree Miechel and Elinor Crowther | Reed Smith FIDIC has made clear that it considers the use of a dispute board fundamental to a fair and balanced contract, which is the underlying philosophy of its forms.  Despite this, employers and contractors are often resistant to using dispute boards, and the dispute… Continue reading To DA(A)B, or not to DA(A)B … (Part Two)

To DA(A)B, or not to DA(A)B … (Part One)

Vincent Rowan, Shareena Edmonds, Bree Miechel and Elinor Crowther | Reed Smith FIDIC has made clear that it considers the use of a dispute board fundamental to a fair and balanced contract, which is the underlying philosophy of its forms. Despite this, employers and contractors are often resistant to using dispute boards, and the dispute… Continue reading To DA(A)B, or not to DA(A)B … (Part One)