Updated COVID-19 guide: Force Majeure, Frustration and Illegality in English Law

At the start of the coronavirus crisis, in March 2020, Peter de Verneuil Smith QC, Adam Kramer QC and William Day wrote a detailed guide for analysing the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on commercial contracts. In April 2021, the authors updated the guide in light of developments over the last year. Click here to view the new guide.

This article was first published by Practical Law in April 2021, see here.

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