New NEC4 Practice Note - Using a Dispute Avoidance Board for contracts covered by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

New NEC4 Practice Note - Using a Dispute Avoidance Board for contracts covered by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

This practice note has been prepared due to feedback from UK based users who would like to use an independent Dispute Avoidance Board (DAB), rather than using the parties’ Senior Representatives to resolve disputes in a contract where W2 would normally be used. The DAB would be similar to that contained in Option W3 of the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), as part of a consensual dispute resolution process.

Download Practice Note.
 

Practice Note 1 - Assessing delays due to compensation events - has also been updated.

Download Practice Note.

Recent Projects

Recent news

Case confirms NEC4 Y(UK)2 amendments in PSC, TSC and DBOC

Case confirms NEC4 Y(UK)2 amendments in PSC, TSC and DBOC

A recent court decision has affirmed that payment terms which make the final date for payment dependent on an invoice do not comply with the UK Construction Act.

NEC4 PSSC with a mix of prices and work on a time charge basis

NEC4 PSSC with a mix of prices and work on a time charge basis

Some people consider the NEC4 Professional Service Contract (PSC) too complicated for straightforward consultancy contracts.

How to resolve illegal or impossible requirements in NEC contracts

How to resolve illegal or impossible requirements in NEC contracts

NEC users should watch out for illegal or impossible requirements in the scope or contract terms.

View all news