Beyond COVID-19: Litigation and disputes

Australia: Construction <em>force majeure</em> and alternative relief

Australia: Construction force majeure and alternative relief

Force majeure and alternative relief under standard form construction contracts and local law.

Australia | Publication | May 07, 2020

COVID-19: Force majeure, material adverse change clauses and related common law contract defenses under New York law

US: COVID-19: Force majeure, material adverse change clauses and related contract defenses under NY law

This update explores clause parameters related to New York law, the common law doctrines of impossibility and frustration and Uniform Commercial Code.

United States | Publication | April 29, 2020

Australia: COVID-19: Checklist for current and future contract negotiations

The current COVID-19 crisis has highlighted how many contractual rights and obligations can be impacted by circumstances outside a parties’ control. Some contracts do not contain adequate protections to respond to these situations, leading to instances where parties are in a breach of contractual obligations and potentially exposed to claims for damages or termination. We have compiled a checklist of important considerations and clauses that may help below.

Australia | Publication | April 21, 2020

US: COVID-19 and business interruption claims: The looming US battle ahead

As March bills begin to come due for small and large businesses alike, many insurers and brokers will be presented with claims relating to COVID-19 losses that businesses continue to incur.

United States | Publication | April 08, 2020

Global: What’s on the horizon for insurance companies in 2020?

The following guide brings together summaries of the top legal concerns for the remainder of 2020 for insurers from a number of different regions.

Global | Publication | April 07, 2020

Remote hearings by video-conferencing facilities now available in Hong Kong High Court

Hong Kong: Remote hearings by video conference now available in High Court

The Judiciary of Hong Kong announced on April 2, 2020 that Courts would start using video-conferencing facilities for remote hearings for suitable civil cases of the High Court.

Global | Update | April 06, 2020

COVID-19 and the global approach to further court proceedings, hearings

Global: COVID-19 and the approach to proceedings, hearings

Inevitably and like every sphere of normal life, existing dispute resolution proceedings, whether in national courts or arbitration, are already experiencing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Where possible, hearings have been delayed or relocated. However, as the lockdowns extend for the foreseeable future, hearings will still need to be held. Many national courts and arbitral institutions are now alive to these issues and are looking at solutions, in particular technological ones.

Global | Publication | April 06, 2020

Global: Managing energy disputes in unprecedented times

Economic uncertainty, disruptions to supply chains and to ongoing projects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are all envisaged to last for a significant period of time.

Global | Update | April 03, 2020

Australia: COVID-19: What you need to know about force majeure clauses and your business’ contracts

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 virus across the supply chains of businesses in almost every industry has resulted in business’ contractual rights and obligations coming under the spotlight – specifically in terms of what can be used to excuse a party from performing their contractual obligations temporarily or, in some cases, indefinitely.

Australia | Publication | April 01, 2020