Speaking on the Professional Practice Podcasts, consultant and chair of The Joint Contracts Tribunal, Karen Kirkham, discusses the principles governing the updates to new editions of JCT contracts focusing on the D&B and the Minor Works Contracts.
Answering interviewer Austin Williams’ question on the difference between relevant event and relevant matters, Karen Kirkham states:
'A relevant event is a delaying factor which gives rise to time and a relevant matter is a delaying or complicating event which gives rise to extra money and they are not necessarily the same thing.'
The full podcast is available to listen to here.
share on
