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What does JCT mean?

The Joint Contracts Tribunal who produce a suite of building contracts for use as a standard industry form

The Joint Contracts Tribunal suite of contract documents is known as the JCT 05 as the current edition was released in 2005. It comprises a number of colour coded and referenced texts for various contracting methods

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Preparing a building contract for signature—checklist

Preparing a building contract for signature—checklist This Checklist can be used when preparing a building contract for signature. It is designed to help avoid errors when preparing or checking construction documents before they are signed by the parties and completed. • Consistency with other documents From the outset, liaise with the member of the professional team responsible for preparing contract documents such as Preliminaries and Employer’s Requirements to ensure that these are consistent with the schedule of amendments and accurately reflect the intentions of the parties. For more on drafting a building contract, see: Drafting a building contract/schedule of amendments—checklist. • Details of the parties Include full details for all contracting parties—the full company name and address, plus the registered company number (if any) as company names may change in future. Confirm the details are correct at Companies House (if applicable). • Contract Particulars Review the Contract Particulars (where a JCT contract is being used), or Contract Data (where an NEC contract is used), or other relevant contract details section...

Sub-contractor steps to take if contractor becomes insolvent—checklist

Sub-contractor steps to take if contractor becomes insolvent—checklist This Checklist sets out a number of practical steps that a sub-contractor should consider taking in the event that the main contractor on a construction project becomes insolvent during the course of the works. It assumes that the sub-contractor has been engaged on written terms by a main contractor for a specific sub-contract package on a construction project and that the main contractor has been paying the sub-contractor directly (ie there is no project bank account, escrow account or other arrangement as to payment). For guidance on how to spot potential problems with solvency and how to protect the sub-contractor’s position at the outset of a project, see Practice Note: Construction insolvency—how to spot problems and how to protect yourself—sub-contractors. In the event that the main contractor engaged on a construction project has become insolvent, the sub-contractor needs to act quickly and consider all the practical and legal steps it can take to protect its position. Steps that the sub-contractor should consider...

Interim payment in JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2024 and 2016—flowchart

Interim payment in JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2024 and 2016—flowchart This flowchart summarises the interim

Interim payment in JCT Design and Build Contract 2011 (Alternative B)—flowchart [Archived]

Interim payment in JCT Design and Build Contract 2011 (Alternative B)—flowchart [Archived] ARCHIVED: This flowchart has been archived and is not maintained. This flowchart illustrates

JCT contracts

This Practice Note explains who the JCT are and provides an overview of the most commonly used standard form building contracts that they produce.Reference copies of the contracts and associated guides are available in the relevant JCT subtopics (ie JCT contracts 2024, JCT contracts 2016, JCT contracts 2011, JCT contracts 2005 and JCT contracts 1998) under the ‘Forms’ tab, and also in the following documents:•JCT contracts 2024—reference copies•JCT contracts 2016—reference copies•JCT contracts 2011—reference copies•JCT contracts 2005—reference copies•JCT contracts 1998—reference copiesWho are the JCT?JCT stands for Joint Contracts Tribunal. The JCT was formed in 1931 and now consists of the following member bodies:•the Royal Institute of British Architects•the Contractors Legal Group Ltd•the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors•the Local Government Association•the Scottish Building Contract Committee Ltd•Build UK Group Ltd•the British Property FederationEach of these member bodies nominates a director to the JCT Board.The JCT has produced a standard form of building contract since 1931 (although the forms were not referred to as JCT until 1977). It now produces a wide range of...

Recovering retention—checklist

Recovering retention—checklist This Checklist sets out the key issues to consider when dealing with the payment or recovery of retention monies. It assumes that the contract is subject to the HGCRA 1996 and primarily refers to employer–contractor retention monies, although the same issues also apply to contractor–sub-contractor retention monies. See Practice Note: Retention of payment in construction contracts for an explanation of retention, when it is usually paid, and the way retention is dealt with under JCT and NEC contracts. • What does the building contract say? At the outset, check the provisions of the building contract surrounding retention. The most common arrangement is that the retention monies are due in two halves: the first 50% is payable after practical completion of the works, and the remainder after completion of any defects notified during the defects period. Building contracts expressly state that the retention should be held on trust. Even if they do not make this provision, case law implies this requirement. However, a common amendment is to remove the...

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Contractor’s programme clause

Contractor’s programme clause Contractor’s programme 1 Within seven days of the date of this Contract the Contractor shall without charge produce to the Employer a programme for carrying out the Works [detailing the critical path and] including any details and information required by the [insert relevant contract document eg Employer’s Requirements if JCT Design and Build form used]. At monthly intervals thereafter

JCT Management Works Contract 2016—Form of Agreement and Amendments

JCT Management Works Contract 2016—Form of Agreement and Amendments Agreement in relation to [insert brief details of the works/project] at [insert address of works] (incorporating (inter alia) the JCT Management Works Contract Agreement 2016 (MCWC/A 2016) and JCT Management Works Contract Conditions 2016 (MCWC/C 2016) as modified and supplemented in the manner indicated in this Agreement and the Schedules hereto). This Agreement is made on the [insert number] day of [insert month] 20[insert year]. Parties 1 [insert name of the Management Contractor] (company registration number [insert number]) whose registered office is situated at [insert address of the Management Contractor] (‘the Management Contractor’); 2 [insert name of the Works Contractor] (company registration number [insert number]) whose registered office is situated at [insert address of the Works Contractor] (‘the Works Contractor’). Now it is agreed that: 1 Interpretation In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the meanings that are respectively assigned to them in the JCT MCWC/A 2016 and the JCT MCWC/C 2016, referred to in and...

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Do you have a straight forward contract for building works between a contractor and home owner?

Do you have a straight forward contract for building works between a contractor and home owner? We do not have a precedent contract in Lexis®PSL Construction that would suit these purposes. We suggest that an appropriate form of contract to use in these circumstances would be either: • JCT Building Contract and Consultancy Agreement for a Home Owner/Occupier,

Is a contractor entitled to an extension of time if construction works are delayed due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Is a contractor entitled to an extension of time if construction works are delayed due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)? The answer depends entirely on the contract between the parties. Standard form contracts provide for the granting of extensions of time and these usually include a provision for force majeure which would include the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19). The JCT standard forms of building contract contain an extension of time provision which defines the contractor’s entitlement to an extension of time by reference to ‘relevant events’. The definition of relevant events includes ‘force majeure’. The JCT standard forms do not contain a definition of force majeure, therefore, it is necessary to consider the common law position as it pertains to frustration. In Davis Contractors v Fareham UDC, the House of Lords gave what is now regarded as the classic definition of the doctrine when it said that frustration: ‘…occurs wherever the law recognises that without default of either party a contractual obligation has become...

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Contractual interpretation and termination: Misunderstanding of contract terms results in repudiatory breach (BNP Paribas Depository Services v Briggs & Forrester)

Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) granted declarations sought by an employer in relation to unlawful suspension and termination of a design and build contract and the contractor’s consequent repudiatory breach. The TCC held that suspension and termination notices served by the contractor, in relation to an alleged prevention of work by the employer by its failure to provide instructions in relation to asbestos removal work and structural repairs, were not valid.

Insolvency in the Construction Industry

Construction analysis: The historic causes of insolvency, the lessons to be learnt from recent case studies and the wider implications for key players in the industry, are here considered by Theresa Mohammed (partner) and William Stewart (trainee) at Watson, Farley & Williams.

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Interim payment in JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2024 and 2016—flowchart

Interim payment in JCT Design and Build Contract 2011 (Alternative B)—flowchart [Archived]

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Recovering retention—checklist

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Contractor’s programme clause

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JCT definition

What does JCT mean?

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Preparing a building contract for signature—checklist

Sub-contractor steps to take if contractor becomes insolvent—checklist

View the related flowcharts about JCT

Interim payment in JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2024 and 2016—flowchart

Interim payment in JCT Design and Build Contract 2011 (Alternative B)—flowchart [Archived]

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JCT contracts

Recovering retention—checklist

View the related precedents about JCT

Contractor’s programme clause

JCT Management Works Contract 2016—Form of Agreement and Amendments

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Do you have a straight forward contract for building works between a contractor and home owner?

Is a contractor entitled to an extension of time if construction works are delayed due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

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Contractual interpretation and termination: Misunderstanding of contract terms results in repudiatory breach (BNP Paribas Depository Services v Briggs & Forrester)

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