Unforeseen circumstances
13 September 2012
‘Force majeure’ is a legal principle that can help purchasers and suppliers to proceed when events outside their control stop them fulfilling a contract. Chris Wilcock explains
A 'force majeure' clause is, or should be, an essential part of any purchase or supply agreement.
It deals with the circumstances under which the parties to an agreement are discharged from their contractual obligations. While at first this might sound similar to those provisions in an agreement which deal with termination, force majeure clauses do...