From a legal perspective, the COVID-19 virus has raised
substantial questions in relation to a range of issues across
multiple sectors of industry.
Some of those issues relate to insurance and the impact on
contractual obligations under leases, building contracts, property
transactions and supply contracts, cyber-security,
employer-employee relations, the privacy of health information and
insolvency.
Insurance
In any instance of a commercial problem arising from COVID-19,
businesses should be encouraged to check their insurance policies.
The first port of call will be to determine whether the event in
question is a matter to which the policy responds, and to then
ascertain the extent of cover under that policy.
