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JCT court cases end in confusion

By: Language: English Series: CSM (Chartered Surveyor Monthly) ; 4(1) October 1994, 46(1)Publication details: 1994Subject(s): Summary: Looks at two cases which have put in doubt the effectiveness of a final certificate, issed under a JCT contract, as evidence of a building`s completion. Advises contract administrators and quantity surveyors on the responsibilities imposed by the decisions in "Colbart v Kumar" (1992) and "Darlington BC v Wiltshier Northern Ltd" (1993).

Looks at two cases which have put in doubt the effectiveness of a final certificate, issed under a JCT contract, as evidence of a building`s completion. Advises contract administrators and quantity surveyors on the responsibilities imposed by the decisions in "Colbart v Kumar" (1992) and "Darlington BC v Wiltshier Northern Ltd" (1993).