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Control costs, time-lines, profits when implementing industrial plant
& infrastructure projects

This collaborative approach aims to settle arising disagreements immediately – saving you time & money. Appoint a jointly selected “Dispute Board” up front to prevent costly confrontations and seek immediate solutions.

  • Commercial nature, purpose, operation of Dispute Boards – a business case
  • Role of Dispute Boards in handling disagreements and avoiding dispute
  • Dispute Boards in practice – costs/benefit analysis of using Dispute Boards
  • Disputes Boards – within the context of ADR
  • Relationship between Dispute Board proceedings & arbitration/litigation

Well-known international speakers
Anthony Lavers, White & Case, London; Aisha Nadar, Advokatfirman Runeland, Sweden;
Andreas Reiner, ARP, Arbitrator, Austria; Eric Eggink, Director, Technip Ships, Netherlands

 

PROGRAMME


  • Dispute Boards: An Introduction (Aisha Nadar)
    • The spectrum of ADR tools
    • “Dispute Boards” in context
  • The business case for “Dispute Boards” (Andreas Reiner & Eric Eggink)
    • Claim management – a confrontational, time consuming & costly method to generate extra in-come, or is Contract/Claim management a good way of keeping the project from slipping and a way of staying on top of things?
    • “Dispute Boards” – preventive & collaborative – a way to reduce costs and speed up implemen-tation
  • Disputes – their technical, financial and legal consequences (Aisha Nadar)
    • Types of contracts calling for „Dispute Boards”
    • Use of “Dispute Boards” in plant engineering & construction projects
    • “Dispute Boards” in research, intellectual property, production sharing, shareholder agreement
  • The development of Dispute Boards in major construction projects (Anthony Lavers)
  • Management of disagreements (Anthony Lavers & Eric Eggink)
    • Reduction of disagreements and avoidance of disputes – a possibility ?
    • “Informal Assistance” with disagreements
    • Continuous monitoring of dispute avoidance
  • The ICC Dispute Board Rules (Aisha Nadar, Anthony Lavers)
    • “Dispute Board” Clauses – how best to incorporate into a contract
    • Dispute Boards come in three forms
      • Adjudication Boards issue decisions – to be complied with immediately
      • Dispute Review Boards issue recommendations – binding if no party objects within 30 days
      • Combined Dispute Boards normally issue recommendations – but may issue decisions if a party so requests and no other party objects
    • Search for & appointment of “Dispute Board” members
    • Formal referrals to “Dispute Boards”, hearings, issuing of conclusions or recommendation
  • Enforcement of “Dispute Board Conclusions” (Andreas Reiner)
  • Impact of Dispute Boards procedure on subsequent arbitration/litigation proceedings ‘’ (Andreas Reiner)
  • ICC and its Dispute Resolution functions (Aisha Nadar)
    • Administration, backup and role of “ICC Dispute Board Centre
  • Practical Examples & Cases (Eric Eggink)
    • success stories of Dispute Boards
  • Panel – Questions & Answers (chaired by Andreas Reiner)

 

PARTICIPANTION FEE


ICC Austria members : € 392,00 (excl. VAT 20%)

Non-members: € 490,00 (excl. VAT 20%)

 

PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION


Fill out the registration form and send it to Mr. Marcel Hribernik.

Mr. Marcel Hribernik

ICC Austria

@ mail: M.Hribernik@icc-austria.org

Tel.: +43-1-504 83 00-3700

Fax: +43-1-504 83 00-3703

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