Coronavirus (Covid-19) and JCT Contracts is an article to provide general information for JCT contract users in respect of the impact of coronavirus on their projects and some of the contractual issues to consider.
It is restricted to construction projects in England and Wales which are using JCT contracts. It is specific to the JCT Standard Building Contract (SBC) and all JCT contracts with like provisions for extension of time, loss and expense, and termination. Notable exceptions, which are referred to in the document, are the JCT Constructing Excellence Contract (CE) and the JCT Minor Works Contract (MW).
The document also only applies to projects where the contract was entered into prior to the reasonable foreseeability of the effect of the coronavirus. The effect of the conditions where contracts are executed after that point may be different. For those contracts yet to be executed, specific legal advice should be sought.
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