X
14Aug

The English Court of Appeal applies 'but for' test to "Force Majeure Clause" – FIDIC’s "Exceptional Events" now under threat?

International Construction Arbitration has received a shock. Consistent with the leading textbooks, a party seeking to rely on force majeure in a construction contract did not have to show that ‘but for’ the force majeure event it would have...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-english-court-of-appeal-applies-but-91995/

Related

NLRB Revives Employer-Friendly Standards in a Flurry of Year-End Activity

The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) continued its recent trend of year-end activity by is...

Read More >

Workplace Preparation for Natural Disasters in View of Hurricane Dorian

As the East Coast braces for yet another hurricane, we should contemplate the impact that natural di...

Read More >

Federal Court’s Approval of Settlement in Litigation Over Expenses Charged to Brokers Offers Guidance on Settlement of Parallel Class Actions

On September 6, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California preliminarily ...

Read More >

Don't Jump Without a Parachute! Understanding Community Association Insurance Needs

In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, many Community Associations located in the Eastern part of t...

Read More >

New Class Action Suits Claim Stores Must Supply Gifts Cards With Braille

Since October 24, 2019, blind and vision-impaired individuals have filed more than ninety lawsuits c...

Read More >

Not so Fast – Florida’s Legislature Overrules Gindel’s Pre-Suit Notice/Tolling Decision Related to the Construction Defect Statute of Repose

As discussed in a prior blog post, in Gindel v. Centex Homes, 2018 Fla.App. LEXIS 13019, Florida’s ...

Read More >