With the onset of closures and quarantines early this year due to the spread of COVID-19, businesses across the country were confronted with the issue of how to perform their contractual obligations while they were unable to...more
The unprecedented health crisis arising from the novel Coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) and measures enacted by the Spanish Government to contain the spread, has in some cases affected contractual performance. The...more
What Day is it? Is it Tuesday? No, It's Sunday. How was I able to solve this conundrum? A question many of us have asked ourselves when all structure seems to have gone out of our lives in the last few weeks, so we...more
On April 21, 2020, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued an “Overview of selected issues of judicial practice, related to the application of legislation and measures to stop the spread of the...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
Force Majeure (literally a “superior force”) is a contract clause that excuses a party from performing its contract obligations because of unforeseen “Acts of God.” The basic idea is that, if something unforeseen should...more
Updated March 31, 2020 - The cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will reach every industry in one way or another. All over the Pacific Northwest, restaurants are closing or shifting to takeout only, which could...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
How Does the Pandemic Alter Your Lease Obligations? Given the current circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government-ordered closures, landlords and tenants both must analyze how their leases and...more
While the Novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) appears poised to inflict considerable damage on human populations across the world, it is also likely to exact a grave toll on the global economy. Supply chains are...more