... and more systemised use of mediation in the construction industry and to develop a research agenda based on key challenges facing mediation. Design/methodology/approach A systematic procedure based on keywords was adopted for the selection of relevant research contributions in the area, and a meta...

...Michael C. Brand; Philip Davenport Purpose The purpose of this paper is threefold; first, to give a background to the security of payment problem in the New South Wales construction industry and the problem giving rise to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Act...

...Akintola Akintoye; Suresh Renukappa; Hamish Lal Purpose The UK construction industry has been at the forefront of finding efficient, cost‐effective and fair methods of resolving disputes. Therefore, to ensure the 1996 Act is more effective in achieving its intended objective, the new Act came...

... United Kingdom Construction industry Disputes Statutory adjudication Case law The construction industry is multi‐faceted. It spans across a wide range of fields, including residential and commercial property development, engineering, consultancy, energy, sustainable development, and oil...

... of sequential delays. Originality/value This paper is of value to researchers and practitioners in establishing the legal position in an area that is often complex and obscure. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 England Wales Construction industry Contracts Law Construction contracts...

..., provided remarkable results revealing the associations between factors, categories and frequency, in other words, the dynamics of dispute occurrence. Turkey Construction industry Disputes Dispute resolutions Dispute factors Dispute categories Correlation analysis The problem...

...Brodie McAdam; Michael C. Brand; Philip Davenport Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline a proposal for a Dual Scheme model of statutory adjudication for the Australian building and construction industry. Design/methodology/approach The paper deals with the security of payment problem...

.... Against this backdrop then, the aim of the research is to explore the utility of mediation in the construction industry in Scotland. The objective was to elicit views, practices and experience of mediation techniques rather than an in depth account of a limited number of randomly chosen case studies...

... Construction industry United Kingdom Many countries have introduced mediation in order to provide an alternative to “formal” procedures such as litigation and arbitration, which often involve complex rules resulting in the parties having to rely on costly legal practices (Woolf, 1995 ; Alexander...

... of BIM procurement remain a relatively unexplored field, and this analysis instructively draws together many of the key threads. Brodie McAdam can be contacted at: w.b.mcadam@salford.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Construction industry Law Procurement United Kingdom...

...Michael Charles Brand; Thomas Uher Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on findings of follow‐up research into the performance of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), which was undertaken in 2007. The research aims to re‐assess the performance...

...Jim Mason Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the potential for generating improved levels of ethical conduct within the construction industry through the introduction of a single industry‐wide professional code. Design/methodology/approach The Society of Construction Law's...

... of the White Book) Contracts Committee. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Construction industry Contracts Dispute resolutions Corruption The Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs‐Conseils (FIDIC) first published its Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement...

... construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Two complementary approaches were adopted in this paper. First, an analysis of the most debated papers of the Draft Law is carried out to determine the potential problems associated with the legislation by making comparisons with the EC mediation directive...

... practitioners and researchers in the built environment. Penny Brooker can be contacted at: p.j.brooker@wlv.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Judges England Legislation Construction industry Civil law Law courts The UK construction industry also utilises early neutral...