JCT contracts 2016—what's changed? [Archived]

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis
Published by a LexisNexis Construction expert
Practice notes

JCT contracts 2016—what's changed? [Archived]

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Construction expert

Practice notes
imgtext

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.

This Practice Note brings together our content on the changes made in the 2016 editions of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) standard form construction contracts.

Publication of the 2016 editions

The 2016 editions of the JCT standard form contracts were published as follows:

DateContracts published
15 June 2016Minor Works Building Contract family (MW, MWD and MWSub/D)
20 July 2016Short Form of Sub-Contract (ShortSub)Sub-subcontract (SubSub)
22 September 2016Design and Build family (DB, DBSub/A and DBSub/C)
31 October 2016Standard Building Contract family (SBC/Q, SBC/AQ, SBC/XQ, SBCSub/A, SBCSub/C, SBCSub/D/A and SBCSub/D/C)
21 November 2016Collateral Warranties (CWa/F, CWa/P&T, SCWa/E, SCWa/F and SCWa/P&T)
7 December 2016Intermediate Building Contract family (IC, ICD, ICSub/A, ICSub/C, ICSub/D/A, ICSub/D/C, ICSub/NAM, ICSub/NAM/C, ICSub/NAM/E)
30 March 2017Constructing Excellence Contract (CE)Consultancy Agreement (Public Sector) (CA)Framework agreement (FA)Major Project Construction Contract family (MP and MPSub)Measured Term Contract (MTC)Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA and PCSA/SP)Prime Cost Building Contract (PCC)Repair and Maintenance Contract (RM)
30
Powered by Lexis+®
Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
Related legal acts:
Key definition:
JCT definition
What does JCT mean?

The Joint Contracts Tribunal who produce a suite of building contracts for use as a standard industry form

Read more readmore

Popular documents

What is the relevance of the Base Date in the JCT Design and Build Contract?

What is the relevance of the Base Date in the JCT Design and Build Contract?The Base Date is relevant in respect of a number of clauses in the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016:•Fourth Recital—The parties state the Employer’s CIS status at the Base Date (also see clause 4.5)•definition of the Joint

FIDIC contracts 2017—Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Boards

FIDIC contracts 2017—Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication BoardsThis Practice Note considers the use of Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Boards (DAABs) in the FIDIC Red, yellow and Silver Books 2017. These contracts all provide for disputes to be referred to a DAAB, which issues a binding decision. The DAAB

NEC contracts—interpreting the list of compensation events (clause 60)

NEC contracts—interpreting the list of compensation events (clause 60)This Practice Note examines and provides commentary on the list of compensation events contained in clause 60 of the NEC3 and NEC4 engineering and construction contracts (NEC3 ECC and NEC4 ECC). It looks at how the different

JCT contracts—time

JCT contracts—timeThis Practice Note considers the Contractor’s obligations in relation to time under the JCT 2011 and 2016 contracts. It looks at commencement of work, the obligation to proceed regularly and diligently, the Contractor’s programme, events entitling the Contractor to an extension of