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No exit: Force majeure and economic risk allocation during COVID-19
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In this article – “No exit: Force majeure and economic risk allocation during COVID-19” – we review how the pandemic has resulted in an uptick in force majeure cases; litigation between Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP and Porter Airlines Inc.; guidance provided to contractual parties by the Ontario Superior Court regarding force majeure; and the Supreme Court of Canada’s interpretation of the application of force majeure clauses.
This article is authored by Jacqueline Code, partner and Chair, Research; James Brown, partner, Corporate and Co-Chair, Mining; and Adam Margeson, associate, Research.
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