Update
Government aid
COVID-19 presents an enormous challenge for the economy.
Australia | Publication | April 2020
The current COVID-19 crisis has highlighted how many contractual rights and obligations can be impacted by circumstances outside a parties’ control. Some contracts do not contain adequate protections to respond to these situations, leading to instances where parties are in a breach of contractual obligations and potentially exposed to claims for damages or termination. We have compiled a checklist of important considerations and clauses that may help below.
REMEMBER: you should ensure that any contracts currently being negotiated have adequate protections and flexibility to deal with this (and any potential future) crisis, and associated flow-on effects, to help you come out the other side with your contractual relationships intact when normality resumes.
Supply of goods agreements |
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Services agreements |
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Interim performance obligations |
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Contingencies in case of escalating government measures |
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Force majeure clause |
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Change in law clause |
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Extension of time clause |
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These updates are applicable to Australian law only and are generic in nature. If you have any specific legal concerns relating to the impact of COVID-19 on your people or your business, please reach out to our pro bono team (ausprobono@nortonrosefulbright.com) and we will consider your pro bono legal request. If we aren’t able to help you, we will try to find someone else who can. This update is current as at 21 April 2020.
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