{"id":14246,"date":"2019-09-25T22:51:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T22:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=14246"},"modified":"2020-05-19T22:03:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T22:03:07","slug":"force_majeure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/force_majeure\/","title":{"rendered":"What is force majeure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b>Force majeure\u00a0<\/b>meaning &#8216;superior force&#8217;, also known as &#8216;chance occurrence, unavoidable accident&#8217;, is a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as a war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term <i>act of God<\/i>\u00a0(hurricane,\u00a0flood,\u00a0earthquake,\u00a0volcanic eruption, etc.), prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. In practice, most force majeure clauses do not excuse a party&#8217;s non-performance entirely, but only suspend it for the duration of the force majeure.<\/p>\n<p>It is generally intended to include occurrences beyond the reasonable control of a party, and therefore would not cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any result of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/negligence-in-tort\/\">negligence<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0malfeasance of a party, which has a materially adverse effect on the ability of such party to perform its obligations.<\/li>\n<li>Any result of the usual and natural consequences of external forces.\n<ul>\n<li>To illuminate this distinction, take the example of an outdoor public event abruptly called off.\n<ul>\n<li>If the cause for cancellation is ordinary predictable rain, this is most probably not\u00a0<i>force majeure<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>If the cause is a flash flood that damages the venue or makes the event hazardous to attend, then this almost certainly\u00a0<b>is<\/b>\u00a0<i>force majeure<\/i>, other than where the venue was on a known flood plain or the area of the venue was known to be subject to torrential rain.<\/li>\n<li>Some causes might be arguable borderline cases (for instance, if unusually heavy rain occurred, rendering the event significantly more difficult, but not impossible, to safely hold or attend); these must be assessed in light of the circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Any circumstances that are specifically contemplated (included) in the contract &#8211; for example, if the contract for the outdoor event specifically permits or requires cancellation in the event of rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a more recent example, the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic can justify many delays and cancellations that could have not been foreseen, therefore parties not being able to fulfill their contractual obligations due to this, may be justified.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>READ MORE<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Force_majeure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Force majeure (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Force majeure is generally intended to include occurrences beyond the reasonable control of a party from fulfilling its obligations under the contract. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,20],"tags":[839,749,830,752,115,427,586],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is force majeure? 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