TYPES OF DISPUTES. The Rules are designed for “business disputes”. This term is intended to encompass disputes of any nature between business enterprises, including not only “commercial” disputes but also, by way of example, intellectual property disputes, construction disputes, disputes between manufacturers and distributors or franchisees, and disputes between joint venturers. The Rules may be adopted by parties which did not have a contractual or other business relationship, e.g. for a patent infringement dispute. The Rules may even be employed to adjudicate a dispute between a government agency and a contractor, subject to any legal restraints on that government’s submission to arbitration. The parties may find it appropriate to modify the Rules to adapt them to a specific type of dispute.
TYPES OF DISPUTES. There are two kinds of disputes that might happen over the life of the agreements: technical or scientific disputes and disputes about the interpretation of the agreements. Technical or scientific disputes will be resolved by the peer review process. This includes disputes about the standards that ensure the quality of monitoring; how results are interpreted; the need for additional monitoring; and the CEMP Work Plan. The peer review process is described in 7(b) to (f) below. The process for resolving disputes about the interpretation of the agreements is described in 7(g).
TYPES OF DISPUTES
