FAST RELIEF FOR ACHES AND PAINS

摘要

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, you and I know it as GEDR, is one of the leading mediator appointing bodies. I remember going to its inaugural meeting back in 1990. And truth to tell, CEDR got mediation firmly embedded in the dispute-solving portfolio. Then, 10 years ago, it also became an adjudicator-nominating body. It is about to innovate again. "CEDR-Solve" has bolted adjudication and mediation together. It is standard 28-day adjudication in accordance with the Construction Act plus optional provisions for mediation. Call it Adj-Med. And from my own experience, it works well. I have even done arbitration then bolted on mediation; call that Arb-Med. Now, some of you will have heard of Med-Arb. Don't get that confused with what CEDR -Solve has come up with here. This is not where a failed mediation allows the mediator to impose a binding decision on the parties. This time it's the other way around. Let me explain. You are entitled under the Construction Act to bring your commercial dispute to an adjudicator. The adjudicator does the business and, at high speed to a strict timetable, produces the award.