Welcome to the Law & Dispute Resolution Working Commission's website.
We are a worldwide community of legal scholars working in the fields of property, construction and the built environment. Our focus is on the application of law in these contexts and our membership includes those with expertise in property, construction, housing, planning and environmental law as well as the many other areas of law which impact on the wider built environment.
Our activities embrace all forms of legal scholarship including theoretical, doctrinal, empirical and comparative law research. Our international membership provides us with a unique opportunity to undertake collaborative comparative law studies across multiple jurisdictions and we welcome enquiries from legal scholars worldwide who would be interested in working with us on future projects.
We are one of over 50 working commissions and task groups of the International Council for Research & Innovation in Building and Construction (usually known simply as ‘CIB’). Within CIB we are known by our working commission number – W113.
W113 is led by Paul Chynoweth of the University of Salford, UK.
LATEST NEWS
- NEW JOURNAL PUBLISHED - The Law & Dispute Resolution Working Commission is pleased to announce the publication of the first volume of its official peer-reviewed journal - the International Journal of Law in the Built Environment. The first volume of this CIB encouraged journal is available here.
- MOCK CONSTRUCTION MEDIATION - Leading construction mediator David Richbell will be joining W113 at the CIB World Congress on 12th May to lead a mock construction mediation event. All Congress delegates are most welcome to attend. Special daily rates are also available for those with an interest in mediation who would not otherwise be attending the Congress.
- PARIS CONFERENCE 2010- W113's next annual meeting will take place in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 September 2010, in partnership with the RICS COBRA 2010 conference.
