Commercial Litigation EP37: Special edition - Force majeure

About this episode

This episode focuses on force majeure under English law, providing legal insights and practical guidance.

This is the 37th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, which is a special edition focusing on force majeure. As well as outlining the legal landscape for force majeure under English law, it gives practical guidance on both drafting force majeure clauses and dealing with force majeure scenarios. This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by Julian Copeman, a disputes partner, and Richard Mendoza, an of counsel in our disputes team. They are also two of the editors of a recently published book on Force Majeure: Force Majeure - An International Comparative Analysis. Below you can find links to our blog posts on some of the developments and cases covered in this podcast, and previous materials published on force majeure. • Force majeure: general assertions as to impact of Covid-19 and Brexit not sufficient to defeat summary judgment application https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/litigation/2023-05/force-majeure-general-assertions-as-to-impact-of-covid-19-and-brexit-not-sufficient-to-defeat-summary-judgment-application • High Court decision considers force majeure and sanctions issues…

People in this episode

Host: Maura McIntosh

Guests: Julian Copeman, Richard Mendoza

Topics covered

• force majeure
• commercial litigation
• English law
• legal guidance
• contract clauses

Keywords

• force majeure
• commercial litigation
• legal landscape
• drafting clauses
• disputes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Herbert Smith Freehills

Books & works: Force Majeure - An International Comparative Analysis

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