Assessing the impact of key changes in the 2024 Edition of the JCT DB Contract

Welcome to the fourth in our series of educational articles, providing you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts and their practical application. Over the last few blogs we have set out details about the requirements for programmes under the NEC4 engineering and construction contract (ECC). In this blog, we are addressing how and when an Accepted Programme is used.

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New blog series: Demystifying delays and extensions of time in JCT Contracts

Welcome to the fourth in our series of educational articles, providing you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts and their practical application. Over the last few blogs we have set out details about the requirements for programmes under the NEC4 engineering and construction contract (ECC). In this blog, we are addressing how and when an Accepted Programme is used.

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Standard form contracts explained: how is a compensation event assessed under NEC4 when the Accepted Programme is out-of-date?

Welcome to the fourth in our series of educational articles, providing you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts and their practical application. Over the last few blogs we have set out details about the requirements for programmes under the NEC4 engineering and construction contract (ECC). In this blog, we are addressing how and when an Accepted Programme is used.

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Standard form contracts explained: NEC4 – how is an Accepted Programme used?

Welcome to the fourth in our series of educational articles, providing you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts and their practical application. Over the last few blogs we have set out details about the requirements for programmes under the NEC4 engineering and construction contract (ECC). In this blog, we are addressing how and when an Accepted Programme is used.

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Standard form contracts explained: NEC4 – how is a programme accepted?

Welcome to the third in our series of educational articles, providing you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts and their practical application. In our blog in January, we set out details of when a contractor is required to issue a revised programme under the NEC4 ECC terms of the contract. In this blog, we explain how, under NEC4, a programme submitted by a contractor is accepted, becoming the Accepted Programme.

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Standard form contracts explained: what information is required in a programme under NEC4?

Welcome to the second in our series of educational articles, providing you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts. In this article, we provide you with a breakdown of the key information that is required in a programme under NEC4.

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Standard form contracts explained: when is the contractor required to issue a programme or revised programme under NEC4?

Welcome to the first in our series of educational articles, providing practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts, helping businesses to navigate the complexities involved in administering those contracts.

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Our new series of blogs: standard form contracts explained

Introducing our new series of blogs, ‘Standard form contracts explained’. In this series we will be publishing articles that provide you with practical insight into the various mechanisms in standard form contracts, to help businesses navigate the complexities involved in administering those contracts.

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A hidden risk: assignment of subcontracts on termination

Occasionally main contracts are terminated due to the main contractor’s default. For when this occurs, many construction contracts include a mechanism to deal with the termination process. A common provision in such mechanisms is the contractor is required to “assign any subcontracts” to the Employer. Legally this means assigning the benefit (i.e. the subcontractor’s obligation to properly perform the subcontract works) of the subcontract.

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