The view from the arbitrator’s chair

John O’Brien has a fundamental belief that in life people can generally be separated into two distinct groups, those with integrity and those without. He has found that this division has given rise to many of the disputes he has been involved in over the years

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Getting the adversary factor out of disputes

How to get the 'adversary factor' out of disputes and disagreements

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Why are construction disputes so complex?

Why are construction disputes often so terribly complicated? That's the big question that comes up most among our clients, colleagues and advisors

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When those in dispute go to war

Many of the professional people I meet have no idea that some of the biggest commercial contract disputes in this jurisdiction are fought, settled or decided behind closed doors.

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