Common use of Dispute Meeting Clause in Contracts

Dispute Meeting. the parties are to meet within 15 Business Days from the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice (the "Dispute Meeting"). At the Dispute Meeting, the parties are to seek to: (1) identify and agree the interests of each party; (2) identify and isolate the issues between the parties; (3) where possible, resolve the dispute; (4) if the parties cannot resolve the dispute, identify whether any further information is required by either party and agree a time within which the information will be provided; and (5) if not otherwise provided in this Agreement, determine the most appropriate method for resolving the dispute. Such methods may include: (6) negotiation; (7) non-binding neutral evaluation by a third party; (8) expert determination; (9) mediation; (10) arbitration; (11) litigation; or (12) any other method agreed between the parties;