Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction: Recent submissions
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Administering Extension of Time under National and International Standard Forms of Contracts: A Contractor’s Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Time management is one of the most important factors contributing to the success of construction projects. It is not uncommon that many construction projects fail to meet their deadline and finish late for a variety of ... -
Global Total Cost Claims within Common Law Legal Systems: Application to the World Bank Contract
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)For a contractor to recover losses caused by events for which the employer is responsible, the contractor needs to (1) demonstrate that there are events for which the employer is responsible; (2) prove that the contractor ... -
Proactive Project Change-Prediction Tool
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Changes to construction projects present tough and controversial issues. Change is one of the primary reasons for schedule delays and cost overruns, which create negative impacts on project performance and profitability. ... -
Special Issue on Practices and Resolution of Progress Payment Claims
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Is Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution a Panacea to Attain Effective Payment Dispute Resolution?
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Mitigating Payment Problems in the Construction Industry through Analysis of Construction Payment Disputes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Payment is the lifeblood of construction businesses because performance in any construction activity is dependent on an uninterrupted funds flow. However, steady funds flow is rare, and businesses suffer with the worst ... -
Use of the Security of Payment Act in Resolving Disputes in Victoria, Australia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Researchers in many countries advocated that the security of payment act (SPA) can help expedite resolution of payment-related claims compared with traditional methods such as litigation and arbitration. While the use of ... -
Containing the Cost of Complex Adjudications
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Construction adjudication as envisaged by early promoters of this form of dispute resolution was intended to be quick, dirty, and inexpensive. Speed was to be catered for by strict time limits and the sometimes-dirty results ... -
Adequately Protecting Construction Insolvencies: Disposition of Trusts to Facilitate Security of Payment in Australia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Responsibility for ensuring prompt payment and preventing default in the construction industry in Australia is placed on the security of payment legislation. A recent surge of insolvencies among construction entities ... -
Use of Building Defect Diagnosis in Construction Litigation: Case Study of a Residential Building
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)With the increasing complexity of the construction industry, disputes continue to take their toll in most construction projects. Litigation is still considered one of the most common forms of dispute resolution. Construction ... -
Erratum for “Empirical Evidence for Renegotiation of PPP Contracts in the Road Sector” by Carlos Oliveira Cruz, Rui Cunha Marques, and Pedro Cardoso
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Risk Misallocation on Highway Construction Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Highway construction projects are the most time-bound to a design-bid-build contract structure aiming at passing the large amounts risk instead of promoting a state of shared risk among all project participants. When issues ... -
Late Deliverables to Construction: How Understanding the Impacts Can Benefit Dispute Prevention and Resolution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Given that a construction site is both temporary and unique, the outcome of every construction project is dependent upon having all of the proper resources delivered to the site at the appropriate time. However, the ... -
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Professional Ethics in Engineering and Construction
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Call for Papers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010) -
Empirical Evidence for Renegotiation of PPP Contracts in the Road Sector
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been used worldwide to deliver road infrastructure. The experience over the last decade has allowed academics and practitioners to assess the benefits and pitfalls of this procurement ... -
NEC Contracting: Evaluation of the Inclusion of Dispute Review Boards in lieu of Adjudication in the Construction Industry in the United Kingdom
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014)The construction industry is renowned for spending vast sums in the resolution of disputes, but never in the prevention. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the New Engineering Contract (NEC) to determine whether or ... -
Historic Cases: <i>Drennan v. Star Paving Co.</i>
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Welcome to the Launch Issue
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Developments in the United Kingdom Dispute Resolution Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015)It is generally recognized that the U.K. construction industry is associated with low profit, delay in payments, cash flow concerns, short-term relationships compared with other industries, and high levels of business ...