Force majeure and the coronavirus

William Cecil: "The coronavirus outbreak is likely to come within the definition of force majeure in most shipbuilding contracts"

According to William Cecil, Partner at law firm Haynes and Boone, the coronavirus outbreak has already caused a major downing of tools at far east shipyards.

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