United Kingdom

Compared to the other regions surveyed, the United Kingdom continues to be the jurisdiction with the quickest average resolution time, and now also has the lowest average value. During 2019, United Kingdom survey respondents reported they saw a similar volume of disputes to 2018 in the construction and engineering industry, with the average value of disputes also remaining consistent at $17.8 million. For the same period, the survey respondents recorded a drop in the average time taken to resolve disputes to 9.8 months. This is a 23% reduction compared to the 12.8 months experienced in 2018.