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Dispute nomination statistics from the construction industry bodies

Through a combination of the data within the ‘Sixth Annual Report’ from the Construction Contracts Adjudication Service (CCAS) and the leading construction industry bodies, it is possible to gain an indication of dispute resolution activity in Ireland. Data from the CCAS, CIF, ciarb, SCSI, RIAI and EI confirms that in the last four years to […]

The Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – The early years 1981 – 1993

This year is the 40th anniversary year of the founding the Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). As a contribution to the marking of the anniversary I have just completed a book titled ‘The Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – The early years 1981 – 1993.’ The book was […]

Acting as an Adjudicator: 99 point checklist

I recently had the opportunity of re-reading ‘The Checklist Manifesto – How to get things right’ written by Atul Gawande back in 2009. I first read this remarkably simple and easy to read book about ten years ago when it was first published. Gawande argues that ‘The volume and complexity of what we know has […]