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Arbitration - Expert Opinion Dispute Resolution As the litigation culture increasingly affects business life, companies are seeking alternative methods for resolving disputes. PAFA Consulting Engineers have personnel qualified with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, who specialise in offshore, construction and energy-related disputes. Arbitration offers a legally-binding alternative to litigation through the Courts. It allows the Parties to choose persons with both appropriate legal and technical knowledge of the matter in dispute to sit in judgement. The Parties also have greater control over the procedure and schedule for the private resolution of the dispute. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is becoming increasingly promoted as an alternative to Arbitration and Litigation. ADR includes Adjudication, Mediation, Litigation and Expert Determination. We can offer these and other ADR approaches to Parties seeking to resolve commercial and industrial disputes. Expert Opinion Our expertise, gained over many years working in the offshore and onshore industries, has enabled our staff to offer qualified expert advice on a range of issues. Expertise may be sought following a dispute between parties and we have acted as Expert Witnesses in a number of Arbitrations covering offshore FPSO vessels, commercial buildings and hydro-tunnels. Particular expertise lies in:
Alternatively, our services are often required to perform independent third party design reviews; to assess the cause of accidents or structural failures; and to other independent assessments of risk to the engineering or insurance sectors. |
