The book Construction projects are highly technical long-term projects in which the structure
and the shape of the building road bridge plant or other works is planned and developed on
an ongoing basis. They involve many parties which - although supposedly committed to achieve a
common goal - all have their own interest. These and other reasons lead to a high technical
organizational and legal complexity which increases the risk of disputes and the need for
effective dispute resolution. However not only construction projects but also construction
disputes and their resolution are highly complex. The book focusses on the nuts and bolts of
these complex construction disputes and their resolution. It covers in its chapters dispute
avoidance alternative dispute resolution arbitration litigation and evidence in
construction disputes as well as future trends such as the digitalized construction site and
legal tech in construction disputes. Legal systems have developed different methodologies to
deal with disputes. The obvious divide is between the civil law and the common law worlds.
While various legal systems have considerably different approaches to construction disputes
they regularly achieve similar dispute resolution outcomes. The book looks on construction
disputes from an international perspective presents different paths to their resolution and
gives insight on the common issues faced on the way. The advantages at a glance practice
oriented comprehensive The target group The book is a valuable tool for practitioners as well
as academics in the field of international construction disputes and a must-have for contract
managers in-house counsel experts lawyers adjudicators judges and arbitrators.
