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Dispute Resolution Service

RICS Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) is the world's largest provider of alternative dispute resolution services to the property and construction industries, appointing around 10 000 dispute resolvers per year. We offer a complete range of methods for resolving disputes.

DRS has been in existence for over 30 years and is working on a continuous development of new products and services to meet our clients' needs. Alternative dispute resolution is often cheaper and quicker than taking a case to court.

We inspire confidence in parties through our complete impartiality and the quality of our dispute resolvers. All DRS management and administration systems are accredited to BSi standard ISO 9001:2008.

RICS Dispute Resolution Service
Surveyor Court
Westwood Way
Coventry
CV4 8JE
t +44 (0)20 7334 3806
e drs@rics.org

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Conflicts of interest in dispute resolution

I have recently travelled from one end of the country to the other giving presentations and workshops on the subject of conflicts of interest. Most of the people I talked to were pretty clued up on what is and what is not a conflict. But there are some...(read more)

Mediation works for Devon Boundary Dispute

Readers of this blog will recall the garden centre man in Devon who was in dispute with his neighbour whose garden backs onto the garden centre. (See 21 Sept blog) The dispute about the height of one of the neighbour's fences and the location of a second...(read more)

What's in store for 2012?

We're nearly at the end of 2011 and I wonder what the next year has in store. The Government response to consultation on reforms to the County Court will probably get lots of mediators excited in 2012 The amendments to the Construction Act, which came...(read more)

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