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The Hub, Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery Trust, London

/ Case Studies

The Hub’s building-within-a-building design and contemporary spin on many of original Pitzhanger Manor architect, John Soane’s, iconoclastic Georgian architectural features provides a sensitively constructed and functional space for volunteers and the local community. A JCT Minor Works Building Contract was the form of choice. The Hub is a modest name for a building that nonetheless lives up to its meaning – a centre of activity – with an elegantly constructed design that has the utmost respect for its surroundings. The building was commissioned by the…

Building Safety Act Focus for JCT Povey Webinar

/ JCT Povey Lecture

The Building Safety Act and its implications for both projects and construction contracts will be under consideration for the JCT Povey Webinar 2022. Gary Neal, head of fire, Skanska UK will be delivering a presentation covering the key aspects of the Building Safety Act, focusing in particular on the practical implications of the legislation on construction projects. Following the main presentation, Gary will join a panel for further discussion and audience questions, led by JCT chair, Karen Kirkham and featuring Amanda Long, chief executive, Considerate…

RIBA report shows JCT is dominant contract provider and “industry standard”

/ Latest News, Press Releases

The RIBA Construction Contracts and Law Report 2022 has been published, with the results showing that JCT continues to be the most widely used standard form contract provider in the UK construction industry. 59% of respondents indicated that JCT contracts were the forms that their organisation used most often, whilst 71% said that they had used a JCT contract over the last 12 months. When asked to give reasons for their choice of contract, respondents said of JCT: “industry standard and tested in the courts”,…

JCT Training Update

/ Education, Skills and Students, JCT Product Updates

Autumn 2022 Training Course Dates and Brand New JCT Training Video Module Courses… We have announced our range of available JCT Training courses for the Autumn 2022 season. We continue to provide a flexible range of face-to-face and digital webinar courses covering some of our best-selling contract families. Whether you opt for one of our full day, in-person courses, providing a thorough grounding in a contract, or one of our introductory 3-hour interactive webinars, we have the tools to help you improve your understanding of…

The Alice Hawthorn, Nun Monkton, Yorkshire

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Named after a famous 19th century racehorse, The Alice Hawthorn pub has undergone a transformation with the renovation of its Grade II listed main pub building and the addition of 12 brand new guestrooms whose design befits its rural location and history. It charges out of the gate to the colours of a JCT Standard Building Contract. The Alice Hawthorn is the last remaining pub in the Yorkshire village of Nun Monkton, the closure of four other pubs being indicative of the socio-economic and legal…

A Consideration of 3 Relevant Construction Matters

/ JCT Young Professionals Group, Legislation

Blog Author: Su Sharma – Skanska UK Last year, the JCT Young Professionals Group (YPG) kindly invited me to speak on three of their chosen topics, Modular Construction – The Future of Construction, Draft Building Safety Bill (as it then was at the time), and PI Insurance: Current Position. This article for JCT News includes those topic areas I covered with the YPG, as a summary for JCT News readers, and to provide an update where applicable on the current situation.   Modular Construction –…

JCT Interviews…David King

/ Interviews

In the JCT Interviews… series we shine the spotlight on some of the key people who are involved with or give their time to support JCT, showing the diverse range of disciplines across the construction industry that our members represent and the collaborative work that contributes to the development of our contracts. We look at how our interviewees contribute to JCT specifically and gain their views on the wider industry and JCT’s role within it.   David King Member, JCT Council RIBA representative Current job…

Rolling Out PBAs in JCT Contracts

/ Contractual Issues, JCT Product Updates

Blog Author: John Riches – Vice-Chair, JCT Drafting Sub-Committee   Project bank account provisions are now available for all JCT contract suites – improving cash flow through the industry… Lord Denning said in Modern Engineering (Bristol) Ltd vs Gilbert Ash (Northern) Ltd 1973 that “cash flow is the lifeblood” of the construction industry – a sentiment that is particularly apposite where parties feel they are not being paid enough or on time. There have been a plethora of reports on the ills of the industry featuring…

Smart Contracts – What Are They and How Do They Fit in With Traditional Contracts?

/ Contractual Issues, Digital

Blog Authors: Charles Maurice, Partner and Daniel Fournier, Paralegal – Stevens & Bolton LLP   Smart contracts – fruit of the nascent distributed ledger technology – are an emergent disruptor to the legal landscape, but what are they and how do they fit in with traditional contracts? You might be forgiven for thinking that contract law in the UK is neither modern nor smart: after all at times we still rely on legal principles handed down in judgments from the Victorian era and earlier. However,…

JCT’s Parliamentary Reception Highlights The Need To Support Construction’s Future Leaders

/ Education, Skills and Students, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT used its Construction Industry Parliamentary Reception, hosted at the House of Commons, to highlight the importance to the future of the construction industry of supporting young professionals and providing education and training opportunities. The event, held on 17th June, and JCT’s first Parliamentary Reception since the Covid-19 pandemic, was an occasion to bring back together professionals across the industry who contribute to JCT’s success and welcome members of JCT’s Young Professionals Group (YPG). The YPG is a networking group aimed at those primarily in…