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1 day ago · This Alert addresses the potential application of force majeure to the Strike and the steps a prudent supplier should take to preserve any force majeure defense that may exist under its contracts and background principles of law.
3 days ago · Brodies' Emily O'Sullivan and Robert Brown discuss recent Supreme Court guidance on force majeure clauses and reasonable endeavours.
3 days ago · As a result of recent global events, force majeure clauses have become of particular interest for the construction industry in respect of assisting parties to recover losses and minimise...
2 days ago · “Force majeure” is the legal concept that based on circumstances (war, insurrection, governmental action or natural disasters) parties to a contract may be excused from their obligation to perform or to pay for performance.
2 days ago · The force majeure clause in contracts has always been crucial, but its significance was sometimes overlooked until the epidemic drew attention to it. After this disaster, it is crucial to comprehend the concept of force majeure from the standpoint of the construction sector.
2 days ago · Businesses should review their supplier, customer, and carrier contracts to understand their rights, obligations, and potential liabilities for delayed or diverted deliveries. Force majeure provisions might excuse delays or other breaches resulting from the disruption.
1 day ago · Mere inconvenience or additional cost associated with fulfilling contractual obligations will be insufficient to amount to frustration. In relation to some contracts at least, the Court will find that the parties have allocated the risk for such an event, for example by a force majeure (FM) clause.
