Research Article

EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE

Volume: 6 Number: 2 April 27, 2018
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EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

A project contains numerous tasks coordinated with associated resources to achieve specific goals. The nature of a project depending on its density of multidisciplinary tasks is considered to be very sophisticated. Therefore, encountering many challenges and risks is probable. When the number of tasks and resources along with their interactions are considered, dispute in a project could be inevitable. In this situation, project parties mostly tend to resolve their disputes through litigation. Nevertheless, in our previous studies, it was detected that 96.1% of the cases were rejected by the Courts of Cassation due to inadequate expert witness, lack of expert witness report, missing review or wrong assessment etc.  Hence, it is thought that examining the actors of litigation process is vital in terms of their qualifications and competency levels. Expert witnessess are inavitable parts of litigation process as they play significant roles in the cases concerning construction. Judges mostly rely on the opinions of expert witnesses for the cases containing technical and specific subjects like construction ralated cases. To investigate the qualifications and competency levels of these actors in detail, semi-structured interviews were made with expert witnesses as a qualitative study. Consequently, via analysing the opinions and advices of the expert witnesses, the lack of knowledge in construction terminology and process have been detected for the concerned judicial actors as well as insufficient qualifications and their levels of competency. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Murat Çevikbaş *
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi
0000-0002-8421-6591
Türkiye

Almula Köksal This is me
Yıldız Technical University
0000-0003-2630-9711
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 27, 2018

Submission Date

March 9, 2018

Acceptance Date

April 20, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Çevikbaş, M., & Köksal, A. (2018). EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi, 6(2), 213-218. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.403713
AMA
1.Çevikbaş M, Köksal A. EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE. JESD. 2018;6(2):213-218. doi:10.21923/jesd.403713
Chicago
Çevikbaş, Murat, and Almula Köksal. 2018. “EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE”. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi 6 (2): 213-18. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.403713.
EndNote
Çevikbaş M, Köksal A (June 1, 2018) EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi 6 2 213–218.
IEEE
[1]M. Çevikbaş and A. Köksal, “EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE”, JESD, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 213–218, June 2018, doi: 10.21923/jesd.403713.
ISNAD
Çevikbaş, Murat - Köksal, Almula. “EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE”. Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi 6/2 (June 1, 2018): 213-218. https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.403713.
JAMA
1.Çevikbaş M, Köksal A. EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE. JESD. 2018;6:213–218.
MLA
Çevikbaş, Murat, and Almula Köksal. “EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE”. Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 213-8, doi:10.21923/jesd.403713.
Vancouver
1.Murat Çevikbaş, Almula Köksal. EVALUATION OF LITIGATION PROCESS IN TURKISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FROM EXPERT WITNESSES’ PERSPECTIVE. JESD. 2018 Jun. 1;6(2):213-8. doi:10.21923/jesd.403713

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