Avoiding conflicts in construction and infrastructure projects (Oct, 2017)

RICS promotes and enforces the highest professional qualifications and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, constructionandinfrastructure. Our name promises the consistent delivery of standards – bringing confidence to the markets we serve.We accredit 125,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered with RICS is subject to our quality assurance. Their expertise covers property, asset valuation, real estate management; the development of infrastructure; and the management of natural resources, such as mining, farmsandwoodland. From environmental assessments and building controls to negotiating land rights in an emerging economy; if our members are involved the same professional standards and ethics apply.

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Leading professional and member organisations in the infrastructure space have got together to form a unique coalition, with the aim of fundamentally changing the way government and industry deals with disputes. The Conflict Avoidance Coalition has been shaped by RICS, ICE, RIBA, CIArb, DRBF, ICC and the ICES, and it is actively supported by major employers in UK.
 
Attend this event to hear how the coalition aims to raise awareness of the value of conflict avoidance and early intervention techniques and promote the use of mechanisms that enable them.
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<LI>Understanding the promotion a culture of collaboration in the UK’s construction industry and adapting it locally</LI>
<LI>Reducing financial and other costs associated with conflict</LI>
<LI>Growing the reputation of the profession and its professionals and their technical expertise</LI>
<LI>Case studies</LI>
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Speaker
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<LI> Dr John Fletcher, ADR Products Group Director, RICS</LI>
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About the Speaker
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 John Fletcher was born in South Africa took his B Com LLB from Rhodes University and his M Phil and PhD in administrative law from Cambridge. 
He returned to SA and practised as a barrister at the Johannesburg Bar for ten years in a civil commercial practice with some constitutional work. 
John is the ADR Products Group Director of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and is responsible for RICS’s global Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) including arbitration, adjudication, dispute boards, mediation and expert witnesses. 
Prior to working for RICS, John was the Projects Director for ADR Group. He developed their international joint ventures in South Africa, Europe, Brazil, the Caribbean and other developing countries; their UK workplace mediation service; and their mediation training in UK universities.
At RICS John has overseen the extensive development of DRS services both in the UK and internationally. DRS is now active in twelve countries on five continents and offers training, accreditation, panel membership, administration and appointments in all of the dispute resolution disciplines listed above. DRS now also provides bespoke dispute resolution and avoidance consultancy; has moved into the areas of planning and consumer disputes, and is working in close association with major institutional and business partners in several countries. 
John is married with three children and lives in Rugby. 
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Deadline for registration: Tuesday 24 Oct 2017, 17:00
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