"Dispute adjudication or dispute avoidance under the FIDIC form?"

November 2012

In an article written for our Autumn edition of International Quarterly, Jeremy Glover discusses one of the more interesting themes to emerge from the recent DRBF Regional Conference in Qatar – dispute avoidance.

There has been an increasing recognition of the value of “dispute avoidance” as a partner with “dispute adjudication”. Ultimately, prevention is better than cure and as more parties become familiar with that concept, they will be more willing to explore alternative ways and approaches to solving their differences.

This will in turn promote the value of the standing Dispute Board which is there from the beginning to the end of a project.