DAY PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN CLAUSE 20.1 (SEE SECTION 4.20.1 BELOW)....

28-day period provided for in clause 20.1 (see Section 4.20.1 below).

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Third, the time from which one is to assess whether the Employer has

given his notice as soon as was practicable is the time at which he became

aware of the event or circumstances giving rise to the claim. This contrasts

with the position of the Contractor, who must give his initial notice 28 days

from the time at which he ‘

became aware, or should have become aware ’ of

the event or circumstance. For the Employer, the question to be asked is

simply, ‘When did he become aware of the relevant event or circumstance?’,

whereas for the Contractor it is, at bottom, when he

ought (objectively) to

have become aware of that event or circumstance.

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