RICS Dispute Resolution Professional Group

The RICS Dispute Resolution Professional Group is the home within RICS for members involved in all areas of dispute resolution including:

• Conflict avoidance
• Arbitration
• Adjudication
• Independent expert determination
• Mediation
• Expert witness and advocacy services.

The RICS Dispute Resolution Professional Group liaises closely with RICS Dispute Resolution Services (DRS), but the professional group's role is distinct from that of the DRS.

DRS is responsible for the appointment of RICS' third-party dispute resolvers across a range of land, property and construction disputes, and for the training, revalidation and quality control of such appointees.

It is also responsible for a broad range of dispute resolution training, and developing new commercial dispute resolution schemes and consultancy services.

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RICS Professional Groups are responsible for setting the strategic direction for the future of their specialisms, and for identifying and serving the information needs of their members.

The RICS Dispute Resolution Professional Group has approximately 20,000 members who benefit from:

• An internationally respected qualification (the 'RICS' badge) that is recognised as the 'gold standard' of professional competence
• Regular and up-to-date professional journals that provide advice and commentary on key issues facing the profession
• In-depth practice standards and guidance on a wide variety of professional topics
• Access to cost-effective training events
• RICS's ability to lobby and influence government and other policy makers on government consultations
• Opportunities to promote the profession through the technical press and national press and media
• Access to sources of impartial advice
• Access to a network of like-minded professionals through the RICS Dispute Resolution Online Community.