COVID-19 and 鈥淔orce Majeure鈥� of contracts 鈥� Not so fast!
3rd April 2020
海角破解版 Barrister Philip Bambagiotti takes a contrary view to the new group-think which seems to reach for 鈥榝orce majeure鈥� as the first answer to the challenge to performance of existing contracts posed by the Covid-19 crisis.
Philip Bambagiotti is an experienced barrister at the NSW Bar in Australia and at the Bar in England and Wales practising in commercial law with a focus on building & construction, infrastructure, property and international law. He takes a broad and pragmatic approach to dispute resolution beyond traditional litigation, having a strong focus on arbitration as well as mediation, negotiation and overall dispute management and solutions. Click here to view his 海角破解版 profile.
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