Use of Building Defect Diagnosis in Construction Litigation: Case Study of a Residential Building
| Autor: | Alaa Abdou, Mahmoud Haggag, Omar Al Khatib |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Dispute resolution 021105 building & construction 0502 economics and business Building inspection Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Engineering (miscellaneous) Civil and Structural Engineering Finance Government biology business.industry 05 social sciences Building and Construction Dispute board Construction industry Toll Law Mediation biology.protein Arbitration business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction. 8 |
| ISSN: | 1943-4170 1943-4162 |
| Popis: | With the increasing complexity of the construction industry, disputes continue to take their toll in most construction projects. Litigation is still considered one of the most common forms of dispute resolution. Construction litigation usually involves complex technical issues, several parties, and a large volume of documents to review. With the technical complexity of construction litigation, technical experts are usually hired to assist the judge and to provide their technical opinion diagnosing the dispute-associated problems. A court case was initiated by the owner of a residential building in the UAE in response to a long-unresolved dispute with the contractor and the architect due to several defects that were discovered by the owner during the construction and after receiving the project. Mediation and arbitration are not common practice as dispute resolution methods in cases of residential projects financed by government loans in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The authors were invited to form a ... |
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