Fenwick Elliott Partner announced as new DRBF President

On 20 May 2021, Fenwick Elliott Partner, Nicholas Gould, took up the position of President of the DRBF.  The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the avoidance and resolution of disputes worldwide using the unique and proven Dispute Board (DB) method.

Speaking about the appointment, Nicholas said, “I am really pleased about the support I received from the many members that voted for me, and I am looking forward to promoting the use of dispute boards worldwide for the non-profit educational organisation.” Click here to read Nicholas’ paper on ‘Goals for the Incoming President of the DRBF’.

Dispute Board Concept

A Dispute Board (DB) is a board of impartial professionals formed at the beginning of the project to follow construction progress, encourage dispute avoidance, and assist in the resolution of disputes for the duration of the project. Dispute Boards are commonly referred to as Dispute Resolution or Review Boards in the US, and Dispute Boards internationally, but may be referred to by a variety of terms such as Dispute Avoidance Board (DAB), Dispute Review Board (DRB), Dispute Review Panel (DRP), Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Board (DAAB), and many others. While they may be referred to in different ways, their function is essentially the same, which is to encourage dispute avoidance and to resolve disputes.