JCT contract signed only by contractor was binding (Anchor 2020 v Midas Construction)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court held that a JCT Design and Build Contract executed by the contractor but not by the employer was binding on the parties, rejecting the argument that the parties had intended to be bound only when both had signed. The court also concluded (on an obiter basis) that, had the contract not been binding, the contractor’s quantum meruit claim would have been assessed by reference to the payment terms of the intended contract.