The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is being felt across the globe and has been recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global pandemic. Like many other governments worldwide, on Monday ...

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt across all jurisdictions and sectors, companies are considering their options should they find themselves unable to perform their contracts.

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Under Minnesota law, litigants can now officially claim temporary frustration of purpose as an affirmative defense for nonperformance of a contract—and potentially claim the doctrine as a basis for a ...

'Frustration' and 'Impossibility': Viable Defenses Amid the Pandemic? As the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying economic fallout continue to unfold, commercial tenants have increasingly come to ...

For the last year, commercial tenants—including some big-name tenants like Hugo Boss, Christian Louboutin and Gap—have been arguing that their rent obligations should be eliminated or reduced during ...

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