Strength in clarity
Busfield, M.
Strength in clarity - 2001 - Estates Gazette (0135) 1 September 2001, 98-99(2) .
Offers guidance to surveyors acting as expert witnesses in arbitration disputes. Arbitrators usually provide expert witnesses with draft Directions that can be used as the basis for an agreement under Arbitration Act 1996 s5. Discusses three of the requirements these Directions will include: complicity with the RICS Practice Statement and Guidance Notes for Surveyors acting as expert witnesses; provision of a Statement of Agreed Facts; setting out a timetable for procedure. Offers guidance on how an expert witness should present his case. Stresses the importance of completeness and truthfulness. Also includes a cautionary checklist of ways to irritate an arbitrator!
MANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-ARBITRATION
GUIDANCE
EXPERT WITNESS
ARBITRATION ACT 1996 S5
RICS
PROCEDURE
Strength in clarity - 2001 - Estates Gazette (0135) 1 September 2001, 98-99(2) .
Offers guidance to surveyors acting as expert witnesses in arbitration disputes. Arbitrators usually provide expert witnesses with draft Directions that can be used as the basis for an agreement under Arbitration Act 1996 s5. Discusses three of the requirements these Directions will include: complicity with the RICS Practice Statement and Guidance Notes for Surveyors acting as expert witnesses; provision of a Statement of Agreed Facts; setting out a timetable for procedure. Offers guidance on how an expert witness should present his case. Stresses the importance of completeness and truthfulness. Also includes a cautionary checklist of ways to irritate an arbitrator!
MANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-ARBITRATION
GUIDANCE
EXPERT WITNESS
ARBITRATION ACT 1996 S5
RICS
PROCEDURE