This book is part of our new series of essential guides for legal
practitioners covering what you need to know about how various aspects
of UK law have been affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
DESCRIPTION
Force majeure clauses often languish unnoticed in the boilerplate
section of a contract until something goes wrong, at which point they
are considered in minute detail in the hope of being relied upon.
Frustration is a little-known common law doctrine that can act as a
default argument in the absence of a force majeure clause, or where the
force majeure clause does not cover the event in question. Covid-19 has
brought these issues to prominence once again, and this book aims to
outline the key provisions, together with a series of practical steps
that need to be taken in order to deal with these issues as smoothly as
possible.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Keith Markham qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and now works as a
freelancer providing training and consultancy services.
He began his career in private practice, and then moved in-house at the
BGL Group, a major insurance intermediary that includes
comparethemarket.com among its brands. During his time there, Keith
regularly conducted contract negotiations of a complex nature, often
with major blue-chip companies.
Subsequently, Keith joined BPP Professional Education, one of Europe's
leading providers of professional development training. He worked there
as both an in-house lawyer dealing with commercial contracts and data
protection and also as a presenter of training courses before
establishing his own consultancy in 2009.
Drawing on his considerable experience, Keith has designed and delivered
a wide variety of training for BPP, MBL and other providers as well as
for his own clients in the commercial law field. In particular, he
teaches topics relating to commercial contracts and data protection to
lawyers and non-lawyers alike. He also provides consultancy services to
an increasing number of clients in these fields.
He is also the author of 'A Practical Guide to the General Data
Protection Regulation' which is now available in its second edition.
CONTENTS
Part A - Force Majeure
Chapter One - Introduction
Chapter Two - Definition
Chapter Three - Causation
Chapter Four - Prevention and Mitigation
Chapter Five - Notification and Termination
Chapter Six - Trader to Consumer Contracts
Part B - Alternatives to Force Majeure
Chapter Seven - Frustration
Chapter Eight - Other Contract Considerations
Chapter Nine - Commercial Alternatives
Part C - Appendices
Chapter One - Coronavirus Act 2020 Overview
Chapter Two - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)
(England) Regulations 2020
Chapter Three - Timeline
Chapter Four - Resources
