Supreme People's Court, Guiding Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Lawful and Proper Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic (1)

最高人民法院关于依法妥善审理涉新冠肺炎疫情民事案件若干问题的指导意见（一）

April 27, 2020 | BY

Susan Mok

SPC issues guidelines on force majeure claims of Covid-19 contract disputes

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Issued: April 16, 2020

Main contents: The Guiding Opinions insist mediation first. Parties should be actively guided towards negotiation and reconciliation, sharing of risks and facing hard times together (Article 1).

Where a civil dispute arising due to a direct effect from the epidemic or the measures taken to prevent and control the epidemic satisfies the statutory