Common use of Contractor’s Risks Clause in Contracts

Contractor’s Risks. 18.1 From the Start Date until the Defects Liability Certificate has been issued, the following are Contractor’s risks: The risk of personal injury, death, or loss of or damage to property (excluding the Works, Plant, Materials, and Equipment), which are due to use or occupation of the Site by the Works or for the purpose of the Works, which is the unavoidable result of the Works or negligence, breach of statutory duty, or interference with any legal right by the Employer or by any person employed by or contracted to him except the Contractor. From the Completion Date until the Defects Liability Certificate has been issued, the risk of loss of or damage to the Works, Plant, and Materials is a Contractor’s risk, viz. a Defect which existed on the Completion Date, an event occurring before the Completion Date, which was not itself an Employer’s risk, or the activities of the Contractor on the Site after the Completion Date.