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The Joint Contracts Tribunal was established in the 1930s by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the National Federation of Building Trades Employers (NFBTE), to consider future proposals for amending the Form of Contract which had been published in 1931.
The society has published the Construction Industry Model Arbitration Rules (CIMAR), [2] which since being adopted as the standard by the Joint Contracts Tribunal, have been widely used for dispute resolution in the industry. [3] A less widely used publication is the 100-day Arbitration Rules. [4]
The exact provisions will depend on the specific form of contract being is adopted. For example, in the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Design and Build Contract, the base date determines the allocation of risk in relation to changes in statutory regulations, changes to VAT exemptions and changes to definitions of dayworks. Under the JCT's ...
Originally contracts in the civil engineering and construction industries were bespoke and drafted by Chancery pleaders using their knowledge of leases rather than building processes. In 1879, Royal Institute of British Architects for construction projects created RIBA forms which lead to the Joint Contracts Tribunal, JCT forms.
An arbitral tribunal or arbitration tribunal, also arbitration commission, arbitration committee or arbitration council is a panel of adjudicators which is convened and sits to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration. The tribunal may consist of a sole arbitrator, or there may be two or more arbitrators, which might include a chairperson or an ...
The Joint Contracts Tribunal contracts system allowed for a reform of retentions by permitting the employer (client) to hold retention monies in trust. The 1998 revision of the contract allowed the contractor to request that the client hold the money in a separate bank account; it also permitted the use of retention bonds.
Joint Contracts Tribunal Intermediate Form Of Contract: A Practical Guide (1991 Legal Studies & Services (Publishing) Ltd; 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd) JCT Intermediate Form of Contract: An Architect's Guide (1985 Architectural Press Ltd) Building Contract Claims (also with John Sims 1998, 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd)
The National Specialist Contractors' Council (NSCC) was a United Kingdom construction organisation comprising 32 specialist trade associations.In September 2015, it merged with the UK Contractors Group to form Build UK.