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Martin Luther King Adventure Playground Centre, Islington, London

/ Case Studies

A new adventure playground building for a popular north-London children’s venue has been completed for Islington Council and site operator, Islington Play Association. Designed by Paper House Project, with CW Chelsea the main contractor, a JCT Intermediate Building Contract with contractor’s design was used to get the games back up and running. Martin Luther King Adventure Playground (MLK) has been at its current site since 1968, when its construction was partly funded by a grant from the Martin Luther King Foundation, and it was named…

JCT Announces Release Schedule for Intermediate Building Contract 2024

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT has announced that the 2024 Edition of the Intermediate Building Contract family will be released on 10 July 2024. The documents that will be included as part of the release are: Intermediate Building Contract 2024 (IC 2024) Intermediate Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024 (ICD 2024) Intermediate Building Contract Guide 2024 (IC/G 2024) Intermediate Building Contract 2024 Tracked Change Document (IC 2024 Tracked) (hardcopy only) Intermediate Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024 Tracked Change Document (ICD 2024 Tracked) (hardcopy only) Intermediate Sub-Contract Agreement 2024…

Construction Industry Celebrates Success of JCT 2024 Edition at Parliamentary Reception

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT members and guests from across the construction industry gathered to celebrate the success of JCT’s latest edition of contracts, JCT 2024, at its annual Construction Industry Parliamentary Reception, on Friday 7 June 2024. The JCT 2024 Edition launched back in April, when the first contract family from the suite, the Design and Build Contract 2024, was released. This was followed by the Minor Works Building Contract 2024, the Short Form of Sub-contract, Sub-subcontract, and the Model Administration Forms for both DB 2024 and MW…

JCT To Celebrate Launch of JCT 2024 Edition at Parliamentary Reception

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

At its annual Construction Industry Parliamentary Reception JCT will be celebrating the launch of the latest edition of its contracts, JCT 2024, and saying thank you to some of the many people in the industry whose contribution has made it possible. JCT 2024 launched in April, with the release of the first contract family from the edition, the JCT Design and Build Contract. An Online Launch Event, which took place on 1 May, introduced contract users and the wider industry to the main changes within…

JCT Announces Release Schedule for Minor Works 2024

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT has announced that the 2024 Edition of the Minor Works Building Contract family will be released on 15 May 2024. The documents that will be included as part of the release are: Minor Works Building Contract 2024 (MW 2024) Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024 (MWD 2024) Minor Works Sub-Contract with sub-contractor’s design 2024 (MWSub/D 2024) Minor Works Building Contract 2024 Tracked Change Document (MW 2024 Tracked) (available in hardcopy only) Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024 Tracked Change Document…

JCT Releases Design and Build Contract 2024

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT has announced the release of all contracts from the Design and Build Contract family as part of the launch of its 2024 Edition of contracts. Design and Build 2024 contracts are available to purchase from JCT’s online store (www.jctltd.co.uk), and are available in hardcopy, JCT On Demand digital, and via the JCT Construct digital subscription service. The 2024 Edition of the Design and Build Contract family includes: Design and Build Contract (DB 2024) Design and Build Contract Guide (DB/G 2024) Design and Build Sub-Contract…

Enforcement Powers Under the BSA During the In-construction Phase

/ Legislation

Blog Author: Natalie Pilagos – Construction Partner, Wedlake Bell Introduction The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). As part of these reforms, the BSA introduced a regime that seeks to strengthen pre-existing enforcement powers and introduces new enforcement tools. In the Enforcement Policy Statement (EPS) published in December 2023, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) indicates that enforcement of the BSA, The Building Act 1984 (BA) and associated regulations reflects its overall aim to transform…

JCT 2024 Edition – Available Contracts

/ JCT 2024 Edition, JCT Product Updates

JCT announced the release of the 2024 Edition of Contracts, which launched with the Design and Build family of contracts on 17 April 2024. The following contracts are now available across all platforms via the JCT Online Store – hardcopy, JCT On Demand digital, and via the JCT Construct digital subscription service:   JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 (DB 2024) ISBN: 9780414109070 ONLY £89.00 + VAT (hardcopy price)   JCT Design and Build Contract Guide 2024 (DB/G 2024) ISBN: 9780414109049 ONLY £54.00   jCT…

JCT 2024 Edition of Contracts Online Launch Event

/ JCT 2024 Edition

1 May 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. On Wednesday, 1 May, JCT will be hosting an online launch event for the JCT 2024 Edition of Contracts. The latest update to the suite includes a number of improvements to modernise and streamline the documents, provide future proofing, reflect the latest legislative changes, and introduce a new contract family. In this session our panel of experts from the JCT Drafting Sub-Committee will take us through the changes to the suite, providing more detail on key clauses,…

JCT Training – 2024

/ Education, Skills and Students

New courses added for May and June – Find out all you need to know about the JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 with our range of full-day in-person courses and 3-hour online webinars.  Book your place today: Visit www.jctltd.co.uk/jct-training The latest batch of JCT Training courses for the Spring/Summer 2024 season are now available to book. See below for details of the following courses:   Full-day, in-person Courses JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 Date: 22 May 2024 Venue: JCT Offices, 4th Floor, 28…