{"id":474,"date":"2021-06-07T20:49:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=474"},"modified":"2021-06-07T20:49:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T20:49:48","slug":"dispute-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dispute-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispute Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dispute-resolution\/#Arbitration\" title=\"Arbitration\">Arbitration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dispute-resolution\/#Arbitration-2\" title=\"Arbitration\">Arbitration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dispute-resolution\/#Conciliation\" title=\"Conciliation\">Conciliation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dispute-resolution\/#Conciliaiton_Procedure\" title=\"Conciliaiton Procedure\">Conciliaiton Procedure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arbitration\"><\/span>Arbitration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If a dispute arises between the parties regarding any of the provisions of the contract, it is to be referred to conciliation in accordance with the conciliation procedures published by the RIAI in agreement with the Society of Chartered Surveyors and the Construction Industry Federation.\u00a0 If the settlement of the dispute is not achieved under the procedures, either party may refer the dispute to arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>Subject as above, any difference between the employer or contractor or the architect on behalf of the employer and contractor, during the progress of the works or after employment, abandonment or breach of the contract as to the interpretation of the contract or anything, or matter arising under it or the withholding of an architect\u2019s certificate, to which the contractor claims entitlement, may be the subject of a reference to arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>Either party may give the other notice of the dispute or difference, and the matter shall be referred to arbitration. \u00a0The parties may agree to appoint an arbitrator.\u00a0 Failing agreements, he may be nominated at the request of either party by the president of the RIAI after consultation with the President of the Construction Industry Federation. The award of the arbitrator is to be final and binding on the parties.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arbitration-2\"><\/span>Arbitration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The RIAI contract provides for arbitration of disputes.\u00a0 Subject to the above requirements in respect of mediation\/conciliation, the general principle is that disputes are arbitrated.\u00a0 They will only go to court on points of law in limited circumstances as provided under the Arbitration Act.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of construction and engineering, the arbitrator may be an expert in the field of building, engineering disputes etc.\u00a0 He will more readily understand the matters in dispute.\u00a0 However, as an arbitrator, he must act on the basis of the evidence before him.<\/p>\n<p>Arbitration is potentially cheaper and quicker than litigation.\u00a0 It may be kept confidential.\u00a0 However, many arbitrations are themselves prolonged and costly, particularly where one party is determined not to cooperate.\u00a0 A significant shortcoming in the context of building contracts is the inability to join third parties.\u00a0 Only parties with a contract can be bound by the arbitration clause.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conciliation\"><\/span>Conciliation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Conciliation effectively involves settlement negotiations.\u00a0 They are without prejudice to the rights of the parties in dispute.\u00a0 All information given or exchanged by either party orally or in writing or during the conciliation or prior to it, is inadmissible in legal proceedings as evidenced against that party.\u00a0 However, if it is otherwise admissible, it is not rendered inadmissible simply by being used in the conciliation.<\/p>\n<p>The parties to the dispute must not summons or require the conciliator to appear in proceedings. They may not require his notes, information in the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Conciliation emerged in the 1990s due to dissatisfaction with litigation and arbitration as a form of dispute resolution in the contract industry.\u00a0 Conciliation is a species of alternative dispute resolution. They have been found in construction and engineering contracts for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Conciliation procedures are nonbinding.\u00a0 Conciliation is entirely voluntary.\u00a0 It can be broken off at any time.\u00a0 The costs should be significantly less than litigation or even arbitration.Conciliation may not always be appropriate.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conciliaiton_Procedure\"><\/span>Conciliaiton Procedure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The conciliation procedure requires that the party seeking conciliation notifies the other of the matter in dispute.\u00a0 Unless the parties agree to a conciliator within 10 days, they are to request the President of the RIAI to appoint a conciliator from a list agreed by the RIAI, the Society of Chartered Surveyors and the Construction Industry Federation.<\/p>\n<p>The conciliator is to require the parties to submit a brief written opening statement and necessary documentation within 10 working days of his appointment.\u00a0 The parties are to notify the conciliator of the names of persons appearing at the conciliation.<\/p>\n<p>The conciliator is, within 10 working days of receipt of the documentation, to establish the order of proceedings and arrange a convenient time and place for the hearing.\u00a0 He is to consider and discuss solutions to the dispute as he thinks appropriate or may be suggested.\u00a0 All information given to the conciliator is confidential and it remains so unless the party giving it authorises disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>The conciliator may having informed the parties, consult independent third parties.\u00a0 He is to endeavor to commit the parties to reach a mutual settlement.\u00a0 Failing this, he shall within 10 working days of the hearing, issue his recommendations.\u00a0 He need not give reasons.\u00a0 It is to remain confidential if rejected by either party.\u00a0 If neither party rejects the recommendation within 10 working days, it is deemed final and binding.\u00a0 If either party rejects or recommends it, there is deemed to be a request for arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>Each party to conciliation is to pay his own costs.\u00a0 There are to be jointly liable for the conciliator&#8217;s costs in equal shares unless he decides otherwise.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-474\" data-postid=\"474\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-474 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arbitration If a dispute arises between the parties regarding any of the provisions of the contract, it is to be referred to conciliation in accordance with the conciliation procedures published by the RIAI in agreement with the Society of Chartered Surveyors and the Construction Industry Federation.\u00a0 If the settlement of the dispute is not achieved [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":476,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474\/revisions\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}