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McGinnis Lochridge

Winter Storm Uri and Force Majeure: The Legal Battles Continue

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Winter Storm Uri sent shockwaves through Texas, freezing gas supplies at a time of critical need and plunging the state into widespread power outages. In the aftermath, the courts have been flooded with force majeure claims,...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Managing the Impact of the CrowdStrike Outage

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The business world woke up Friday to yet another emergency. A CrowdStrike outage has caused computer shutdowns across the globe affecting businesses in every sector. More likely than not, your business is being affected by...more

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Tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Could Lead to Supply Disruptions

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Over the last several years, the automotive industry has grown accustomed to various supply disruptions, from COVID-19 shutdowns and material shortages to port congestions. The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Trends and Developments in Infrastructure Arbitration

The effects of COVID-19 and concerns about unforeseen events have caused both owners and contractors of infrastructure projects to re-evaluate how to best mitigate risk and manage disputes more efficiently. Some elements of...more

Dechert LLP

Dispute Resolution Trends in Asia for 2021

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Naturally, there will be disputes relating to COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread. These will often be resolved through negotiation, particularly if the relevant contract clearly allocates the risk between the parties...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Force Majeure, Aménagement Contractuel et Pouvoir du Juge des Référés

La Cour d'appel de Paris a confirmé le 28 juillet dernier, l'ordonnance du juge des référés du tribunal de commerce de Paris qui avait considéré, du fait de l'existence de la pandémie, que la réalité de l'existence de la...more

K&L Gates LLP

Disaster Preparedness Toolkit

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While the onset of a natural disaster is generally unpredictable, we have become accustomed to bracing ourselves for the inevitable hurricane, tornado, flood, or wildfire. Preparation for business disruptions as a result of...more

Jones Day

Construction Projects and Disputes: A Look Beyond the Lockdown, Part III

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[co-author: Juan Huertas] Even as the world gradually eases out of lockdown, deals are rekindled and services are remobilized, no one doubts that the impact of the pandemic will continue to be felt for months and, some...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

COVID-19 Update for Energy and Infrastructure Companies and Projects

The new coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has now impacted nearly every business across the world, and poses numerous issues for companies and projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors and...more

Gray Reed

Coronavirus and the Energy Industry: Drilling into Force Majeure Clauses

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Many oil and gas contracts – leases and JOAs for example – have force majeure clauses. The purpose is to allow contracting parties to suspend or terminate performance when certain circumstances arise that are beyond their...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Force Majeure: Can It Be Applicable in Case of Failure to Perform the Contract Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak?

For more than a month, China has been suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak, leading to strict containment measures and the standstill of many production plants of raw materials or parts. ...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Our Way or the Huawei: Are Your Fintech Contracts Ready for a National Emergency?

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Most of the reaction to Donald Trump’s sweeping new Executive Order, declaring a national emergency to combat “the ability of foreign adversaries to create and exploit vulnerabilities in information and communications...more

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