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English Court Rules On COVID-19 Material Adverse Effect In M&A Transaction

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On 12 October 2020, the Commercial Court handed down judgment in the first case in which the English courts have had to consider whether COVID-19 resulted in a material adverse effect (“MAE”) (Travelport Ltd & Ors v WEX Inc [2020] EWHC 2670). In expedited proceedings brought by the sellers, Mrs Justice Cockerill addressed a number of preliminary issues relating to the MAE provisions in the sale documentation. This is likely to be such an important question in the current climate and the court’s...
By: Goodwin
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/english-court-rules-on-covid-19-82661/

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