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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Navigating Tariff Developments in Government Contracting

Recent changes in U.S. trade policy necessitate a thorough understanding of FAR and DFARS clauses related to cost recovery, duties and taxes....more

Hanson Bridgett

Protecting Your Bottom Line: Adjusting Supply Chain Contracts to Mitigate Tariff Impacts

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Recent shifts in international tariff policies have created significant uncertainty for US importers. As a buyer, revisiting your supply contracts now can help safeguard your business from unexpected costs and disruptions. ...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] New Contracts: Pandemic Impact on Contract and Transaction Due Diligence - October 27th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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During times of economic turbulence and commercial uncertainty, your business team and corporate counsel are well advised to undertake a more deliberate and thorough due diligence process when entering into contract and...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus as a contractual force majeure event: A simple checklist

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Email overload on whether the new coronavirus, COVID-19, triggers a force majeure clause? Whether you're considering a claim, worried about receiving one or busy drafting following the outbreak, here's our 10-point,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

COVID-19 and Force Majeure Clauses

Many organizations may be parties to contracts where the counterparty is seeking to cancel its obligations because of COVID-19. This situation is arising in relation to various commercial relationships, including supply...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Force Majeure: Can It Be Applicable in Case of Failure to Perform the Contract Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak?

For more than a month, China has been suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak, leading to strict containment measures and the standstill of many production plants of raw materials or parts. ...more

Maynard Nexsen

Force Majeure: Is COVID 19 an Act of God?

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It depends. A force majeure clause typically refers to “acts of God,” defined generally as ‘an act occasioned exclusive by violence of nature without the interference of any human agency.’...more

Miller Canfield

Legal Considerations in Excusing Contractual Performance Due to Coronavirus

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Many commentators have assumed that a party to a contract will be excused from performance if the coronavirus outbreak causes its inability to perform. But in order to be sure this would apply in a particular supply contract...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Coronavirus and Force Majeure in English Law

- Under English law, force majeure clauses in contracts may allow parties to avoid their performance obligations in certain extreme circumstances, as defined by the contract. - It is unlikely that a low demand for LNG in...more

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