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Time limits for challenging the Final Certificate under JCT contracts

Published on: 27 January 2015

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What was the background to this case?
  • Is the judgment helpful in clarifying any area of law or in respect of its discussions on any of the issues?
  • What lessons can be learned from the case?

Article summary

Construction analysis: Can a party to a JCT contract that challenges a Final Certificate within 28 days by way of court or arbitration proceedings later commence adjudication on the same dispute? The Trustees of the Marc Gilbard 2009 Settlement Trust v OD Developments and Projects Ltd is the first case to consider that question (in this instance in relation to a JCT Standard Building Contract, Without Quantities, Revision 2 (2009)).

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