Mediation in Action – Constructions
(co-ord. David Richbell)


Part 1 (30 minutes)

Outline of situation in UK

• Legal landscape
• Mediation landscape
• Standards, regulation and associations

Challenges in construction industry

• Historical/current dispute resolution methods
• Factors unique to the construction industry

Transformative v Solution-based mediation and methods in between

Part 2 (1 hour)

Case study of construction dispute

• Snapshots in various phases of the actual mediation
• Challenges for the Mediator

Part 3 (30 minutes)

General discussion/question time