03/18/2020

Coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) - not force majeure?

On March 14, 2020, by Decree of the Moscow government executive No. 20-UM “On Amending the Decree of the Moscow government executive of March 5, 2020 No. 12-UM”, it was established that the spread of a new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) is an emergency and an unavoidable circumstance, which can be regarded as a force majeure circumstance.

In this analytical review, You & Partners tells whether force majeure can be applied in this situation, what other additional mechanisms exist to amend or terminate contracts.

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