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The Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team at Walkers in Dubai continue to advise on the impact of the recent sanctions imposed on Russia in an offshore context, including whether such sanctions can give rise to a defence for...more
As discussed in previous updates, courts across the country continue to grapple with the application of the legal doctrines of impossibility, frustration of purpose, and impracticability in breach of contract actions...more
Though sometimes overlooked given the abundance of federal and state statutory claims, employers must remember that their existing contractual obligations remain in place during the pandemic. As a review of the Fisher...more
On April 16, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court of China (the “SPC”) issued the Guiding Opinions of the SPC on Several Issues Concerning Proper Trial of Civil Cases Involving COVID-19 (I) (the “COVID-19 Opinions”), providing a...more
Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, parties have searched for contractual clauses (or legal doctrines) which may release, or at the very least, alleviate some of the obligations they are required to perform. In this...more
Contractual rights agreed in the past may look very different today and may not be enforceable tomorrow, but (strangely) could be in the future. Such are the historic times we are living through. ...more
Pandemic-Related Uncertainty Means Business Decisions Will Be Highly Scrutinized - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, guiding a business through this time of immense crisis means making decisions that gravely...more
As countries around the world respond to the arising threat posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, businesses are finding their operations interrupted due to a number of reasons, such as personnel shortages, supply...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are facing a wide array of business challenges, many of which would likely not have been contemplated a few weeks ago. These challenges increasingly include government-ordered...more
The outbreak of coronavirus/COVID-19 has caused numerous companies and event organizers to postpone, reschedule or even cancel public events. Due to regulations and advisories from governments and public health organizations...more
Key Messages - COVID-19 constitutes a Force Majeure event - if epidemics or pandemics are expressly provided for in the agreement as qualified Force Majeure circumstances and - if acts or orders of the German...more
COVID-19 presents a unique and, for most parties, unprecedented challenge – a pandemic that has resulted in a global public health crisis and significant restrictions on global trade and labor, the repercussions of which...more
Depending upon specific contract language and case-by-case facts and circumstances, there are certain legal doctrines available to excuse delay in performance or non-performance of contractual obligations caused by COVID-19....more
The outbreak of coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) is reportedly impacting global manufacturing, transportation and cross-border supply chains underpinning many aspects of international trade and commerce. Some companies...more
The recent outbreak of the coronavirus has quickly developed from a local to a global threat with tragic human losses that overshadow contemplations of its economic impact. However, the disease is likely to have a profound...more