Karen Kirkham - JCT Chair
The Joint Contracts Tribunal (‘JCT’) forms of Contract are the most widely used in construction projects in the UK and are relied upon by most architects and surveyors. They have to be kept up to date and to reflect all statutory industry changes, such as the Building Safety Act 2022 and its related secondary legislation.
This talk will take you through the essential changes and explain the roll out timing of the various different forms contract.
Karen Kirkham is a construction lawyer at BDB Pitmans LLP. She was appointed JCT chair in March 2021, and is the first woman to hold the post. Karen’s career and involvement with JCT spans over 30 years, advising clients from all sectors of the industry, including commercial developers, occupiers, charities, local authorities, public infrastructure companies, contractors, sub-contractors, architects, and individual householders.
Karen was also the former legal director of the Construction Confederation during a key period for the industry when major legislation, including the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and Arbitration Act 1996, was being passed. She has been listed as a leading construction legal practitioner in Chambers since 2008.
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