HIGHLIGHTS OF PRELIMINARIES MEETINGS IN ARBITRATIONPROCEEDINGS

Abstract

Preliminary meetings are bedrock for successful arbitration proceedings. It has taken on an added practical significance given the broad latitude; parties now enjoy structuring the arbitral proceedings according totheir own views of what is convenient and cost-effective. Such meetings can contribute to the efficiency of thedispute resolution process as they allow parties to address factors that were unpredictable when the partiesagreed to their arbitration clause. This paper reviews the basic highlights of such meetings and recommendsamong others that Quantity Surveyors and all other Construction Professionals involved in arbitrations totakepreliminary meetings very important, because, it will afford them good background for speedy resolutionof disputes among the parties, when arbitration proceedings finally start.