The COVID-19 pandemic is causing commercial and contractual issues across sectors. Whilst organisations are busy dealing with urgent issues day to day, in reality it will take some time for issues and concerns to crystallise into disputes for court or arbitration. It is prudent now to think about both how to manage in the short term, but also the impact which today’s decisions might have on a longer term outcome for disputes which do emerge.

We have created the table below to help you as a quick reference guide to a number of key considerations when addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on your commercial contracts. They should help you protect your position in case you do need to make a claim or defend proceedings which emerge out of the current crisis.