Covid-19 and Change in Law

Contractors throughout the UK are grappling with the delays, costs and disruption caused by Covid-1 and looking to force majeure for relief. Nick Viljoen of HFW suggests that one less considered avenue for relief may be to claim that new Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures amount to either a Change in Law or a variation.

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