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.