Contractors Legal Group Joins JCT

London, United Kingdom, February 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The new Contractors Legal Group (CLG), which represents the common interests of main contractor trade associations, has joined the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT).

Established last year, CLG provides representation to contractors on contractual and legal matters. The trade associations working in partnership with CLG include the National Federation of Builders (NFB), Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) and the UK Contractors Group (UKCG).

As a member of the JCT, CLG joins the British Property Federation, Local Government Association, National Specialist Contractors Council, Royal Institute of British Architects, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Scottish Building Contracts Council.

JCT is structured into a series of ‘colleges’, with each having a number of seats on the JCT council. Each college represents a sector of the industry with the employer's college, comprised of private sector clients and local authorities, being the biggest with 18 of the 47 council seats. The consultants, contractors and specialist sub-contractors colleges have nine seats each, and the Scottish building industry have two seats.

Professor Peter Hibberd, JCT chairman, said: “JCT’s broad membership of industry bodies is further strengthened by the CLG becoming a member.

“As the industry’s only consensual contract drafting body, we strive to secure a broad consensus before publishing or revising our standard forms of contract, ensuring that through better understanding and rigorous scrutiny the potential for conflict and dispute is minimised.”

John Bradley, partner at law firm Reynolds Colman Bradley LLP and director of CLG, said: “It is important for contractors to be well represented at JCT and the CLG relishes that challenge and looks forward to working with the other industry bodies which currently make up JCT’s membership.

“JCT as the biggest producer of standard form building contracts is particularly important to contractors, not least as JCT’s contracts are the most commonly used in the construction industry. Accordingly, the CLG together with its partners NFB, CECA, SBF and UKCG are keen to continue the excellent work previously undertaken by the Construction Confederation in representing main contractors and ensuring that JCT contracts continue to strike a fair balance between the parties who use them.”

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Distributed on behalf of JCT by Chelgate Limited.

Notes to editors:

The Joint Contracts Tribunal was established in 1931 and has for 79 years produced standard forms of contracts, guidance notes and other standard documentation for use in the construction industry.

· The Joint Contracts Tribunal is an independent organisation representing all parts of the construction industry and is the leading provider of standard forms of building contract. Members include: British Property Federation Limited, Contractors Legal Group (made up of National Federation of Builders (NFB), Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) and the UK Contractors Group (UKCG)), Local Government Association, National Specialist Contractors Council Limited, Royal Institute of British Architects, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Scottish Building Contract Committee Limited.

Various spokespersons at JCT are prepared to comment upon general news and issues relating to contracts and contractual relationships. However, it may not be possible to comment upon specific disputes and contracts. Please contact Michael Hardware below.

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Michael Hardware, Chelgate PR, 020 7939 7989 or 07775 925 274 or