Understanding the Cause of Construction Disputes for Best Practice Avoidance and Management Techniques

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Why Attend Dispute Avoidance and Resolution 2010?

The Australian Construction industry currently employs over one million people and undertakes more than $120 billion worth of work annually. Of that $120 billion it is estimated that wastage disputes are due to cost the industry approximately $7 billion; an astounding 5.8%

IQPC is pleased to present Construction Dispute Avoidance and Resolution. This event has been specifically designed to educate all stakeholders involved in contractual aspects of construction projects and to share knowledge, experience, challenges and solutions.

As there are such high chances of disputes arising within construction projects it is essential that you understand how to reduce this risk by adopting specific strategies for avoiding disputes and ensuring you can effectively manage the disputes that do occur.

Who Will I Meet?

Construction Dispute Avoidance and Resolution has been developed for:

  • Commercial Managers
  • Commercial Contracts Managers
  • Contract Administration Manager
  • Contracts Managers
  • Project Directors
  • Project Managers
  • Estimators
  • Engineers
  • Consultants
  • Legal Counsel

This will cover industry leaders from:

  • Project Owners/Project Sponsors
  • Principal Contractors
  • Consulting Engineers
  • Professional Institutes
  • Associations
  • Consultants
  • Law Firms
  • Arbitrators
  • Mediators

Why You Cannot Afford to Miss this Year’s Construction Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Conference

This year you will hear expert presentations that will enhance your knowledge in these key areas:

  • Understanding the Source of Claims and Identifying why Disputes Arise
  • Front End Contract Drafting to Identify Liabilities and Mitigate Your Risk
  • Roles and Responsibilities of the Contract Superintendent
  • Recognising the Impacts of Disputes on Contracts and Relationships
  • Understanding the Uncertainties and Managing Expectations Effectively
  • Managing Communication Channels for Effective Interpretation of Contractual Agreements
  • Utilising Probity Services to Avoid or Resolve Contractual Conflict and Disputes
  • Traps and Pitfalls in Contracts: Early Identification for Dispute Avoidance
  • Setting up a Dispute Resolution Board: Theory and Practice
  • Dispute Avoidance through Dispute Resolution Boards
  • Dispute Avoidance through Alliance/Collaborative Contracting: Back to the Future?
  • Reducing the Risk of Disputes through Effective Contract Management
  • Psychology of Disputes and Dealing with Difficult People
  • Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Mediation
  • Arbitration as a Form of Alternate Dispute Resolution
  • Outlining the benefits of Adopting Adjudication Methods

Which Industry Members will be Sharing their Knowledge and Experience?

  • Rick Collins, Manager of Contractual Services, LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS
  • Roger Marshallsea, Project Director, COFFEY
  • Peer Dalland, Director, DALLAND ASSOCIATES
  • Rashda Rana, General Counsel, BOVIS LEND LEASE
  • Neil Benson, Risk Manager, GOLDER ASSOCIATES
  • William Chan, Commercial Manager, MONADELPHOUS
  • Jim Box, Principal, ROOM TO RUN
  • George Golvan, Chair, SYDNEY DESALINATION PLANT DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD
  • Graeme Peck, Immediate Past President, DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD AUSTRALIA
  • Kieran Lynch, Program Director, Delivery Risks, TRANSPORT & MAIN ROADS
  • Phillip Woods, Senior Commercial Lawyer, THIESS
  • Anthony Barry, Chief Executive Asia Pacific, AURECON
  • Robert Wensley QC, Barrister, QUEENSLAND BAR
  • Dr Donald Charrett, Barrister, Arbitrator & Mediator, THE VICTORIAN BAR
  • Tim Sullivan, Director, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION GROUP

This Conference will arm you with the necessary tools to?

  • Identify When, Where and Why Disputes Arise within Construction Projects
  • Develop Strategies for Dispute Avoidance
  • Effectively Manage Disputes when They Arise and Alternate Dispute Resolution
My own experience as Chairperson of Sydney’s Desalination Plant Project DRB is that DRBs work remarkably well as a dispute avoidance mechanism, because they encourage the parties to focus on maintaining project relationships and ‘best for project’ solutions at the work place avoiding the building up of claims and antagonisms, which are destructive for the conduct of a large project and often culminate in costly and acrimonious litigation following the conclusion of a project.
George Golvan, Chairperson, SYDNEY DESALINATION PLANT DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD
By far the best way to avoid disputes is to avoid the root causes of disputes
Rick Collins, Manager Contractual Services, LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS
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