Dispute Escalation. In the event of a Dispute between the Parties, the Parties will first attempt to resolve such dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves or the JSC. In the event that such dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within [***] days from receipt of the written notice of a Dispute, any Party may, by written notice to the other, have such dispute referred to the Executive Officers (or their designees, which designee is required to have decision-making authority on behalf of such Party), who will attempt to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation for a [***] day period following receipt of such written notice.
Dispute Escalation. The following dispute escalation levels shall be utilized to resolve disputes during the course of this Contract. The following dispute escalation levels shall be utilized in the event the ADOT PM, Consultant PM or ECS Specialist are unable to agree on the scope, level of effort, cost, payments, or any other issues related to this Contract. It is the intent of the Department to resolve disputes at the lowest level possible. If agreement cannot be reached at that level, then the matter is escalated to the next higher level of management. Failure to agree at any level constitutes escalation to the next level. Failure by the Consultant to utilize the escalation process shall constitute a waiver of any claims for additional compensation or any other relief. The following table depicts the dispute resolution escalation levels for Contract issues:
Dispute Escalation. In the event of a dispute between the Parties, the Parties will first attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves or the Workplan Leaders. In the event that such dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within [**], any Party may, by written notice to the other, have such dispute referred to each Party’s Chief Executive Officer or his or her designee (who will be a senior executive), who will attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute by negotiation and consultation for a [**] period following receipt of such written notice.
Dispute Escalation. In the event of a dispute between the Parties, the Parties will first attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves or the Program Directors. In the event that such dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within twenty (20) days, any Party may, by written notice to the other, have such dispute referred to the Bluebird CEO and the Celgene CEO or in either case his or her designee (who will be a senior executive), who will attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute by negotiation and consultation for a thirty (30) day period following receipt of such written notice.
Dispute Escalation. The parties will in good faith endeavor to resolve any disputes or differences of interpretation of this Agreement amicably, through dialog and cooperation. In the event a dispute or difference is not promptly resolved at operational levels of the two organizations, the parties will escalate it for a good faith effort to achieve an amicable resolution at a senior business management level.
Dispute Escalation. If at any point the Partnership Committee members are deadlocked and cannot reach agreement on an issue, the Partnership Committee will notify the relevant executive officer (each, a “Relevant Executive Officer”) of AMD and FoundryCo of the issue. If the Relevant Executive Officers reasonably determine that the issue warrants further escalation, the Relevant Executive Officers will then discuss the issue in person or by telephone and the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the issue for a period of ten (10) Business Days. If the issue is not resolved, as agreed by AMD and FoundryCo, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the issue will be escalated to the chief executive officers of AMD and FoundryCo.
Dispute Escalation. In the event of a Dispute between the Parties, the Parties will first attempt to resolve such dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves or the JSC. In the event that such dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within [***] days from receipt of the written notice of a Dispute, any Party may, by written notice to the other (or with respect to a Dispute arising at the JSC, by the JSC within [***] days after the JSC first considers such Dispute in accordance with Section 2.4(c)), have such dispute referred to the Executive Officers (or their designee, which designee is required to have decision-making authority on behalf of such Party), who will attempt to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation for a [***] day period following receipt of such written notice.
Dispute Escalation. 16.1 Any dispute or difference that is not the subject of resolution by reference to an Independent Expert under the terms of this Agreement, but which arises between the Parties under this Agreement and cannot be resolved by discussion shall be referred to the Customer Relationship Managers for determination (including upon receipt of a Dispute Notice pursuant to clauses 50.3 to 50.8). If the Customer Relationship Managers are unable to resolve the matter within ten (10) Business Days of its referral thereto, the matter shall be referred to the Contract Execution Managers for resolution. If the Contract Execution Managers are unable to resolve the matter within twenty (20) Business Days of its referral thereto, the matter shall be referred to the Manufacturing and Supply Team for resolution. If the matter is not resolved by the Manufacturing and Supply Team within twenty (20) Business Days of its referral thereto, the matter shall be referred to the Executive Officers. If the matter is not resolved by the Executive Officers within twenty (20) Business Days of its referral thereto, the dispute escalation and resolution process under this clause 16 (Dispute Escalation) will be deemed to have been exhausted in respect of such matter and, notwithstanding that the time limits for resolution of disputes specified in this clause 16 may be extended by the written agreement of the Parties, each Party shall be free to pursue its rights under clauses 50.3 to 50.8 of this Agreement or Applicable Law in respect of such dispute without further reference to this dispute escalation and resolution process.
Dispute Escalation. In the event a dispute arises between the Parties, face-to-face negotiations shall be conducted between the Parties’ respective Project Managers. The Parties shall ensure that their respective Project Managers use reasonable best efforts and work together in good faith to resolve any disagreements or disputes between the Parties as expeditiously as possible. If the Project Managers are unable to resolve the dispute within twenty (20) days after the dispute has been referred to them pursuant to this Section 7.9 (or such other time period as the Project Managers may agree upon) using good faith reasonable best efforts to resolve such disputes, any unresolved dispute arising out of the interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement, including the formation or validity thereof, shall be resolved pursuant to Section 7.8. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, (i) disputes with respect to the calculation of any Invoice shall be resolved in accordance with Section 4.4 and (ii) either Party may seek immediate equitable relief in any competent court permitted under this Agreement for purposes of limiting or otherwise resolving a suspected breach of a duty of confidentiality hereunder.
Dispute Escalation. In the event of a Dispute between the Parties, the Parties will first attempt to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves or at the JSC. In the event that such Dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within [***] from receipt of the written notice of a Dispute, any Party may, by written notice to the other, have such Dispute referred to the Executive Officers (or their designees, which designee is required to have decision-making authority on behalf of such Party), who will attempt to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation for a [***] period following receipt of such written notice. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
