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Contract Interpretation Force Majeure Clause Contract Terms

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Commercial Disputes of 2024: What You Need to Know and What to Look Out for in 2025

As we begin 2025 and set our goals for the new year (realistic or unrealistic), we outline some of the significant English court rulings from 2024 and the key lessons they offer for the year ahead. In 2024, the courts...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contextual “Construction” of Force Majeure Clauses

The Texas Supreme Court recently provided new guidance in interpreting force majeure language in an oil and gas drilling dispute. In Point Energy Partners Permian, LLC v. MRC Permian Company, the court held that the oil and...more

A&O Shearman

Advance to be repaid following force majeure event

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The Court of Appeal held that the natural reading of a force majeure clause in a diesel supply contract pointed to an express obligation to repay an advance payment following termination due to a force majeure event....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper COVID-19 Legal Issues Podcast Series: COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends (Part Two)

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Please join Troutman Pepper for the second installment of its COVID-19 Commercial Leasing Trends Podcast series on legal and business issues confronted by companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by Troutman...more

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Force Majeure And The Coronavirus Pandemic A Case Law Update

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I have previously written about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on force majeure provisions in a commercial contract. A force majeure clause may excuse a party from performing its contract because of an...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

How Will Courts Interpret Force Majeure Clauses in the COVID-19 Crisis Response? Look to 2008 Recession Fallout for Clues

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, businesses nationwide are struggling to meet their existing contractual obligations. While companies may attempt to rely on force majeure clauses to exempt performance, they are...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Interpreting the Force Majeure Clause in Your Contract

As businesses contend with the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), evidenced by warnings of an imminent recession and empty grocery store shelves, one potential source of relief is the force majeure clause...more

White & Case LLP

Force Majeure: substantial damages even if you cannot perform

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In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has awarded substantial damages to the innocent party after a force majeure event, in circumstances where the party seeking to rely on the force majeure event to excuse liability...more

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