Force majeure ('FM') clauses excuse parties from performing obligations under contract because an act or event makes the contract impossible to perform.
Following on from law firm Thomas Eggar’s piece on force majeure, Sarah Grenfell, senior associate, Dundas & Wilson considers the protection on offer to small businesses. Typically, when one mentions force majeure (FM), ‘acts of God’ spring to mind – for example, floods, fire, war or terrorist acts. But force majeure clauses may extend beyond these situations.…
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