In May 2019, JCT introduced a new Practice Note, BIM
and JCT Contracts. JCT says that the aim of the Practice is to
further the understanding of BIM related legal and contractual
issues and suggest ways of approaching such issues in a
collaborative and constructive way. Mark Pantry explores the extent
to which JCT have achieved this.
The construction industry continues to make progress with the
implementation of digital technology in construction projects. It
is, however, widely accepted that the construction sector
significantly lags behind other sectors in capitalising on the
benefits of digital technology.
The construction industry's approach to digital technology
has been dominated by Building Information Modelling
("BIM") and the implementation of BIM on projects looks
to be increasing year on year.1 While this yearly
increase may be true in relation to the technical implementation of
BIM it does not appear to have been matched by the contractual
application,
