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    Investigation of Evaluative and Facilitative Approaches to Construction Mediation

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    Authors
    Brooker, Penny
    Issue Date
    2007
    
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    Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the debate on mediator style and provide empirical evidence on mediator orientation, which has implications for party choice and the development of professional standards for construction mediators in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – This paper analyses the theoretical arguments and distinctions in mediator style and assesses the available evidence relating to the utilisation of evaluative or facilitative mediator approaches in the UK and US construction industry. The paper reports on data from qualitative interviews with construction lawyers experienced in using mediation in the UK to assess the level of evaluative conduct experienced. Findings – The findings suggest that interviewees had experienced a mix of evaluative and facilitative interventions by mediators. The data support the contention that construction mediation in the UK mirrors the experience of the USA and is becoming “lawyer-driven” and adversarial, with mediators utilising evaluative techniques which some members of the legal profession prefer. Research limitations/implications – The qualitative data are based on a small sample of mediation users in the UK construction industry. However, interviewees were selected from respondents to a randomly conducted large-scale postal survey of commercial and construction lawyers. All interviewees were repeat users of the process and all but one had received training in mediation or are practising lawyer-mediators. Practical implications – The data provide evidence of different mediator techniques currently utilised in the UK construction industry and the practices of lawyers in the mediation process. The findings have implications for party choice and should inform the development of professional standards in construction mediation practice. Originality/value – The paper provides original data on the practices of mediators and lawyers in construction mediation.
    Citation
    Structural Survey, 25 (3/4): 220-238
    Publisher
    Emerald Group Publishing Limited
    Journal
    Structural Survey
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/28532
    DOI
    10.1108/02630800710772818
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    http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentType=Article&contentId=1621725
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0263-080X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1108/02630800710772818
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