How robot mediators and AI can help resolve construction disputes

By Simon Tolson 2023-03-07T06:00:00

Technology will move us away from the traditional resolution of disputes through the court system, writes Simon Tolson

Conventionally adjudication, arbitration, litigation and neutral assisted mediation have been the go-to places to sort out disputes for many years. Mediation is a flexible process conducted confidentially in which a neutral person actively assists the parties in working towards a negotiated agreement of a dispute or difference, with the parties in ultimate control of the decision to settle and the terms of resolution.

But in recent years judicial involvement in early neutral evaluation, financial dispute resolution appointments and dispute resolution hearings is proving a highly effective alternative to traditional litigation. These are, of course, available free to the parties.

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