Dacabi

Adjudication is a form of dispute resolution that produces a decision of a dispute quickly and economically. That decision can be reviewed by arbitration or court intervention. Adjudication is recognised in legislation in many parts of the world. At national level Adjudication is most familiar where enabled through national legislation in the construction industry which aims to redress unequal power between the contracting parties and protect cash flow by providing recourse to an adjudicator to decide disputes on a fair but interim basis, and public policy to support prompt implementation of that decision while not preventing review in litigation or arbitration after the project is completed. Adjudication can take the form of a Dispute Avoidance Adjudication Board (‘DAAB’) that is established within medium or long-termcontracts where there are possibilities of disagreements between the parties arising during the duration of the contract. The boards are intended to either be set up at the beginning (standing) or appointed during the contract (ad hoc). These DAABs can also provide access to Adjudication in international contracts. DAABs can identify potential conflicts as they arise as well as addressing existing disputes. In order to improve the quality and numbers of potential adjudicators DACABI promotes both the concept of adjudication DAABs and training and education in their use: familiarity with international contract forms (whether construction-related or not) and train potential board members on the practice and routine of site visits, writing memoranda, directions and decisions. DACABI is the Dispute Avoidance Conciliationand Adjudication Board Institute. DACABI will ensure that within that training procedures that address similarities and conflicts between civil and common law will be explained, understood and promoted.