China Is Making Force Majeure Claims, Leaving General Counsel with Many Questions

Experts are telling clients they have three options: grant the exemption, fight it in court, or negotiate a compromise. [The original version of this article was published on Corporate Counsel.]

4 minute read February 12, 2020 at 06:10 PM

Sue Reisinger

China Is Making Force Majeure Claims, Leaving General Counsel with Many Questions

As China struggles to control the impact of the coronavirus on its residents and its economy, general counsel around the world are deciding how to deal with Chinese companies that seek emergency exemptions from their contracts.

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