Contract Disputes, Breach of Contract, Tariffs

Tariffs and Commercial Contracts: When Is Nonperformance Excused, and When Is It a Breach?

Vedder Price on 6/4/2025

In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has imposed sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners, based on the country from which the goods are exported and the type of goods imported. For parties to commercial contracts for...more

Tariffs & Supply Chains: An English Law Perspective on Contractual Levers You May Have (or Want)

K&L Gates LLP on 6/2/2025

These are challenging times for supply chains. In recent months, the US government has announced, reversed, delayed, adjusted, and enacted a series of tariffs on imports to the United States from a long list of countries;...more

Impact of Recent U.S. Tariffs on Material Adverse Change and Force Majeure Clauses

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 4/14/2025

The recent imposition of tariffs by the U.S. government has introduced significant complexities in contractual performance and risk allocation. It is important to assess how these tariffs may influence material adverse change...more

Tariffs and Contract Performance: Can Tariffs be a Force Majeure Event?

Kerr Russell on 4/9/2025

Following the previous imposition of significant tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, President Donald J. Trump announced on April 2, 2025 additional tariffs of varying amounts covering virtually all goods imported into...more

Using International Arbitration to Resolve Retaliatory Tariff Disputes in Global Supply Chains

Miller Canfield on 4/4/2025

As trade tensions rise, retaliatory tariffs are disrupting global supply chains—particularly in the automotive industry and other manufacturing sectors. These unexpected costs are sparking disputes over who should bear the...more

Client Alert: Evaluating the Impact of Tariffs on Customer and Supplier Relationships

Jenner & Block on 4/3/2025

As tariffs are imposed and additional tariffs are threatened, companies concerned about the impacts of tariffs on agreements with customers and suppliers should review their contracts and the parameters of the tariff to...more

A Contractor’s Guide to Successfully Navigating Non-Payment, Suspensions/Stop-Work Orders, Terminations for Convenience,...

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 3/10/2025

Well, it is certainly an interesting time to be a federal government contractor. In the last few weeks, we have seen Executive Orders (EOs) flying fast and furious, and a lot of other activity impacting federal government...more

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