New standard clause: amending JCT contracts to refer to Bribery Act 2010 | Practical Law

New standard clause: amending JCT contracts to refer to Bribery Act 2010 | Practical Law

We have published a new standard clause allowing the parties to a JCT building contract to amend the JCT contract to refer expressly to the Bribery Act 2010 in JCT clause 8.6, which addresses termination for corruption.

New standard clause: amending JCT contracts to refer to Bribery Act 2010

Practical Law UK Legal Update 0-506-0423 (Approx. 2 pages)

New standard clause: amending JCT contracts to refer to Bribery Act 2010

by PLC Construction
Published on 10 May 2011 • England
We have published a new standard clause allowing the parties to a JCT building contract to amend the JCT contract to refer expressly to the Bribery Act 2010 in JCT clause 8.6, which addresses termination for corruption.
PLC Construction has published Standard clause, Bribery Act 2010: Replacement JCT clause 8.6: Corruption.
This new standard clause allows the parties to a JCT building contract to refer expressly to the Bribery Act 2010, by amending JCT clause 8.6, which addresses termination for corruption.
The Bribery Act 2010 comes into force on 1 July 2011. For more information on the Bribery Act 2010, see PLC's Practice note, Bribery Act 2010: toolkit.
We have amended our standard documents to incorporate this new clause: