Expert determination

by Practical Law Dispute Resolution, with assistance from James Robson, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.

Maintained | England, Wales

A note on the types of disputes or issues to which expert determination is most applicable, how to draft an effective expert determination clause, what to look out for in an expert's terms of reference and on what terms to appoint an expert.

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