Dispute board
A dispute board (DB), dispute review board (DRB) or dispute adjudication board (DAB) is a forum for dispute resolution, typically comprising three independent and impartial persons selected by the contracting parties. The significant difference between Dispute Review Boards and most other techniques for alternate dispute resolution, potentially accounting for the success of such boards in recent years, is that a Dispute Review Board is appointed at the commencement of a project before any disputes arise and, by undertaking regular visits to the site, is actively involved throughout the project (and possibly any agreed period thereafter). Overview A Dispute Board becomes a part of the project administration and thereby can influence, during the contract period, the performance of the contracting parties. It has 'real-time' value. The idea behind a standing Dispute Resolution Board is that it may be called upon early in the evolution of any dispute which cannot be resolved by the parties and be asked to publish decisions or recommendations on how the matters in issue should be settled. It is usual (but not compulsory) that an opportunity remains for the matter to be referred to arbitration or to the courts if the Dispute Review Board's decision does not