This work is renowned as the leading text on expert determination. This new edition explains the procedures involved in detail, examines the application of expert determination in a range of commercial sectors, and looks at all the practical issues involved such as tactics during a dispute.
It covers the many recent developments in the area, including the growing international use of expert determination and how it is being used in a steadily wider range of commercial sectors.
- Examines the use of expert determination in different commercial sectors – from rent review, the oil industry and construction to gas, rail, IT, outsourcing and joint ventures
- Discusses appointing the expert, his rights and powers, and jurisdiction
- Advises on the content of the expert clause in a contract
- Considers practical aspects, such as tactics when conducting a dispute
- Deals with enforcing and challenging the decision
- Analyses the impact of significant recent decisions
- Provides useful forms and precedents, including an expert clause
- Covers cross-jurisdictional issues and similar dispute systems used in other major jurisdictions
- Shows how expert determination can be used alongside arbitration, mediation or litigation
