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Women in Construction Adjudication Scholarship Winners

RICS DRS are pleased to announce the joint winners of the RICS DRS Women in Construction Scholarship

John discusses the Arbitration Bill at the House of Lords

CAP - An Evaluative Approach to Collaborative ADR

The Conflict Avoidance Process (CAP) began life several years ago as a joint initiative between RICS, TfL and several major contractors.

Surveyors as expert witnesses

DRS Consultation 2021

At the end of 2020, Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) was repositioned within RICS to the Profession Directorate. This area focuses on standards across the built environment.

RICS named by UK Government as Approved Arbitration Body

RICS has been named by government to be an Approved Arbitration Body following the Royal Assent. We expect that RICS DRS will soon receive application

Arbitration – adding another string to the bow

It is important that professionals in the built environment evolve and adapt their services and skills to survive and thrive

Senior RICS professional backs dispute resolution service

As the fallout of the pandemic continues to create tensions in the commercial property sector, RICS is urging members and other real estate...

One year on: The positive impact of low value adjudications

April 2021 marks a year of RICS offering low value adjudication services helping small businesses in the construction industry; find out more about it

Expert determination – the next best ADR method

Disputes have become an everyday occurrence in the global built and natural environments, especially in the construction industry.

Avoiding and resolving construction disputes in the COVID-19 crisis

The UK government is strongly urging parties in the construction sector to behave responsibly in both the performance and enforcement of contracts

RICS assists parties struggling with rent payments and other disputes

RICS On-Line Mediation assists parties struggling with rent payments and other property and built environment disputes