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Is construction arbitration failing?

By: Series: Construction Law Journal ; 17(3) 2001, 209-215(7)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Examines the role arbitration plays in dispute resolution and whether it is failing the construction industry with more cases going to adjudication. Argues that initially arbitration was limited by court procedure but now that certain points of law have been resolved, the arbitrator has greater freedom, constrained only by principles of fairness, impartiality and elimination of unnecessary delay and expense, while aggrieved parties have less recourse to go to the courts should they dispute the adjudicator's findings.
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Examines the role arbitration plays in dispute resolution and whether it is failing the construction industry with more cases going to adjudication. Argues that initially arbitration was limited by court procedure but now that certain points of law have been resolved, the arbitrator has greater freedom, constrained only by principles of fairness, impartiality and elimination of unnecessary delay and expense, while aggrieved parties have less recourse to go to the courts should they dispute the adjudicator's findings.