JCT homeowner contracts

Terms and Conditions of Supply and Use

Permitted Use:

1. You may not use a contract more than once.
2. Should you wish to use the contract in conference proceedings you must obtain the prior consent of Sweet & Maxwell and a charge may be payable in respect of such permission.
3. You may not copy or distribute by any means whatsoever a contract except one prepared for and, if relevant, executed by the parties to a specific construction project may be copied and distributed (including distribution by email) to third parties so far as such copying is necessary for the purpose of that construction project.
4. You may not remove, change or obscure any product identification or notices of proprietary rights and restrictions.
5. You may not remove, change or obscure the contact identifiers on a contract.

Warranties & Liability

6. Sweet & Maxwell make no warranties, conditions or representations, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, and without limitation the implied terms of the merchantability and fitness of the contract for a particular purpose are excluded.
7. It is your responsibility to ensure that a contract is suitable for your needs and the entire risk as to the results of the use of the contract is assumed by you.
8. In no event will Sweet & Maxwell be liable for any direct, consequential, or special damages or loss of any kind arising from use of a contract however caused and whether arising under contract, tort, including negligence, or otherwise.
9. If any exclusion, disclaimer or other provision contained in these terms is held invalid for any reason and Sweet & Maxwell becomes liable for loss or damage that could otherwise be limited, such liability, whether in contract, negligence or otherwise, will not exceed the amount actually paid by you for a document.
10. Sweet & Maxwell does not exclude or limit liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from an act or negligence of Sweet & Maxwell. Nor does anything in these terms affect the statutory rights of a consumer in "consumer transactions" under any applicable statute.
11. If any part of these terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable the validity of the remainder of the terms will not be affected.