Introduction
A global emergency like COVID-19 has not been seen in living
memory. Countries are shutting their borders and confining citizens
to their homes. Non-essential commerce is grinding to a halt and
uncertainty hangs over the economy like a cloud.
So, what do you do when your supply chains dry up, your workers
are confined to their homes and it becomes impossible to continue
to perform your contractual obligations? What do you do when your
suppliers tell you they are in this situation?
There are several legal concepts that you need to know about in
this situation. In this article we deal with one of them –
force majeure. Our next article will deal with the concept of a
contract being frustrated.
