Dispute Resolution Application (Deposit)

Our flat rate dispute resolution scheme (FRDRS) provides for a fixed fee of just 3% of the value of the dispute irrespective of the aADR method selected. with a minimum fee of £1,000.  If the value of your dispute is less than £35k, the maximum fee payable is £1,050 (which is below the amount that RICS charges for summary adjudication procedure).  

When to Use It: Our FRDRS should be engaged as soon as it becomes apparent that a dispute is likely to occur.  In this way FRDRS can be used as both a dispute avoidance as well as a dispute resolution tool.  This approach enables parties and legal representatives to be pro-active and seek to arrest disputes before they take hold.

How to Buy FRDRS: Purchase this product by paying the non-refundable deposit* then proceed to the submit the Application form.  We will contact you to confirm arrangements to receive materials and prepare the initial report.   The final fee will be calculated and included as part of any Decision or Recommendation issued following the dispute resolution process.

Scope of Service

Our FRDRS service is based on the appointment of a single Neutral person, expert in their field, to review materials provided to them and to prepare an initial report outlining a course of alternative dispute resolution which, if adopted by the parties, leads to the attempted resolution of the matter in accordance with the principles established by that report.

Our FRDRS service includes:

  • Receipt of initial information by the applicant
  • Consideration of that information and provision of a brief report outlining one or more aADR methods to bring the matter to a resolution (or avoid the matter becoming a dispute) and a course of action.
  • Liaison with the other party to bring them into the process.
  • Confirmation of the process adopted in a FRDRS Agreement.
  • Issue of Directions in accordance with the procedure adopted.
  • Management and consideration of the matter in accordance with the selected procedure.
  • Issue of recommendation or decision in accordance with the FRDRS Agreement.

We will require certain information to be provided by the Parties before we are able to start work.  We will set this out in a confirmation email to you.  Documents are submitted electronically or via our Case Management System. 
Once you have purchased this product, head over to the Application form to commence proceedings.


* PRICE GUARANTEE: If the other party is unwilling to participate then purchase the service and make the application in the usual way.  When you come to complete the registration form, there is provision for you to signify whether the other party is agreeable to the procedure.  CINDAR will contact the other party with a view to bringing them into the process.   In the event that we cannot persuade the other party to engage with the process, then we will refund your deposit less £500 administration charge, subject to terms and conditions..