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JCT definition

What does JCT mean? JCT refers, in practice, to the Joint Contracts Tribunal and its suite of standard-form construction contracts used to procure building works and services. It is an industry shorthand rather than a term defined in legislation or case law. The JCT suite (including Design and Build, Standard Building Contract, Intermediate, Minor Works, term and framework contracts, sub-contracts and collateral warranties) provides a structured allocation of risk and clear provisions on design responsibility, payment and retention, variations, extensions of time, liquidated damages, loss and expense, insurance, termination and dispute resolution (including adjudication under the UK “Construction Act”). Usage varies by jurisdiction: - England and Wales:...

JCT 2016/2024: Interpreting Relevant Events and Relevant Matters—extensions of time, loss and expense, SBC/DB contrasts, and updates on epidemics, statutory powers/guidance, weather and statutory providers

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Practice notes

Provisions dealing with Relevant Events and Relevant Matters sit at the heart of how risk is shared, allocated and handled under the JCT suite of contracts. Together, the Relevant Events and Relevant Matters form exhaustive schedules of circumstances and risks that give the Contractor entitlement to extensions of time and to reimbursement for loss and/or expense. The guidance in this Practice Note draws on the wording of the JCT Standard Building Contract With Quantities 2016/2024 (SBC Q), Standard Building Contract With Approximate Quantities 2016/2024 (SBC AQ), Standard Building Contract Without Quantities 2016/2024 (SBC XQ), and Design and Build Contracts (DB) 2016/2024, while noting that comparable provisions appear across other JCT forms of contract as well.

Introduction to the Relevant Events and Relevant Matters

Within the JCT forms of contract, distinct, separate mechanisms are expressly provided for adjusting, where appropriate, the Completion Date, and for the Contractor’s recovery of loss and expense. This differs from the NEC approach, which relies on a single roster of ‘compensation events’, under which the contractor may seek both an Extension of time and additional payment-see Practice Note: NEC contracts-interpreting the list of compensation events (clause 60) for guidance on these. See also Practice Note: Comparison...

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