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Force Majeure
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ContractsProf Blog
Contracts and the War in Ukraine
This is the sixth in an occasional series of posts about contracts issues that have arisen in connection with the war in Ukraine. We have covered: a canceled contract with…
LegaMart Blog
Contractual Implications of a Franchise Agreement and Force Majeure
“As a franchisor, I need to receive the royalties from the franchisee as per the franchise contract. However, when the recent pandemic occurred, the franchisee refused to pay the royalties…
Commercial Litigation Update
Mission (Im)possible: Recent Cases Hold That Pandemic-Related Disruptions Do Not Relieve Contractual Performance
By Robert M. Travisano, Lucas Peterhans
Due to the large-scale shutdowns triggered by the Coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”), many businesses were unable to operate fully, or not at all. Litigants across the country have sought to be…
Ahead of Schedule
War-fueled Construction Cost Increases May Warrant Look at Force Majeure
By Evan Brown
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and economic sanctions imposed by countries around the world in response, supply chain disruptions and the resulting scarcity of construction have…
Maine Appeals
Covid-19, Emergency Pandemic Orders, and Force Majeure
The Law Court recently weighed in on a trending legal issue – the extent to which Covid-19 restrictions trigger “force majeure” contract clauses. In 55 Oak Street LLC v. RDR…
Lawels Blog
The Concept of Force Majeure and Similar Institutions
INTRODUCTION Force majeure events are defined as certain acts, events or circumstances beyond the control of the parties which are exceptions to the basic rule pacta sunt servanda (“agreements must be…
SDNY Blog
Second Circuit: COVID-19 Pandemic Triggers Contractual Force Majeure Clause for Circumstances Beyond the Parties’ “Reasonable Control”
In an opinion last week, the Second Circuit affirmed Judge Cote's decision (covered here) finding that the force majeure clause in a contract relating to an art auction was triggered…
A Lawyer's Blog
PANDEMIC AND FORCE MAJEURE AS SEEN BY THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Simply stated, according to the Second Circuit, "the COVID-19 pandemic and government shut-down orders are exactly the sort of events that fall within the force majeure clause as events "beyond…
Ship Law Log
Expecting the unexpected – BIMCO releases force majeure clause
In light of the unprecedented challenges faced by the shipping industry in recent years, BIMCO has recently released its long-awaited model force majeure clause for inclusion in charterparties and other…
ContractsProf Blog
Contracts Panels and the Virtual AALS Conference
Information provided by Miriam Cherry Section on Contracts – Panel Title: “Current Events in the Contracts Course and in Contracts Scholarship” Saturday, January 8, 2022 3:10pm-4:25pm ETDescription: This program will focus on the…