JCT D&B 2024 design liability and fitness for purpose
In the JCT design & build 2016 contract, clause 2.17.1 is the duty of care for design. The 2016 language is commonly amended to the market standard “reasonable skill and care to be expected of a professional undertaking work similar in nature, scope, location to the works”.
In JCT 24 the clause has now been split in two: