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What Lies Beneath Revisited: ground risk and site conditions in the JCT Design and Build Contract, 2024 Edition

Unforeseen ground conditions remain an ever-present risk in most construction projects, and the clauses allocating such risk are usually amongst the most negotiated provisions in any contract. As a founder member of the JCT Young Professionals Group, Mark Pantry is perfectly placed to discuss, whether the publication of the JCT Design and Build Contract, 2024 changed the perceived standard position in favour of the contractor.