Options for businesses when temporary COVID-19 restrictions make it illegal to perform a contract | Practical Law

Options for businesses when temporary COVID-19 restrictions make it illegal to perform a contract | Practical Law

This article considers what contracting parties can do when legislative or regulatory restrictions introduced as a result of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) render performance under an existing contract illegal.

Options for businesses when temporary COVID-19 restrictions make it illegal to perform a contract

by Jack Pembroke-Birss, Partner, Lauren Holz, Associate, Peter Mulligan, Partner, Peter Cash, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Published on 16 Apr 2020 • Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
This article considers what contracting parties can do when legislative or regulatory restrictions introduced as a result of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) render performance under an existing contract illegal.