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JCT—interpreting the lists of Relevant Events and Relevant Matters
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Practice notesJCT—interpreting the lists of Relevant Events and Relevant Matters
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Practice notes
The provisions for Relevant Events and Relevant Matters are central to the allocation and management of risk under the JCT forms of contract. The Relevant Events and Relevant Matters comprise complete lists of the events and risks that entitle the Contractor to extensions of time and reimbursement of loss and/or expense.
The guidance in this Practice Note is based on the provisions 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, but similar provisions are found in the other forms of JCT contract.
Introduction to the Relevant Events and Relevant Matters
The JCT forms of contract provide separate contractual mechanisms for the adjustment of the Completion Date, and the recovery of loss and expense by the Contractor. This is different to the approach taken in the NEC forms of contract, which provide a single list of ‘compensation events’, in respect of which the contractor can claim both
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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
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