Guide to JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2016

8Indemnity and insurance

8.1 Even small-scale operations carry risks, particularly those relating to work on existing buildings. It is often the case with such work, where the programme may be tight and arrangements anything but straightforward, that matters of insurance are not dealt with as promptly or as thoroughly as they might be. It is important that liability for losses resulting from personal injury or damage to property or to the works is agreed beforehand and clearly allocated to one party or the other, and that the liability is backed up by appropriate insurance cover. In seeking to protect the employer’s interests the contract administrator should have sufficient knowledge of the relevant contract clauses to be able to explain their ...