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Foreseeability and the COVID-19 pandemic
Record ID:
91114
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2022
Author:
Ussher, Blair ;
Subject:
Contract Law ; Frustration ; Pandemics ; Remedies ;
Source:
LIJ (2022) 96 No 3
Date_of_entry:
22/02/2022
Legislation:
Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 (Cth) Pt 3.2
Notes:
The foreseeability of frustrated contracts has particular relevance with the COVID-19 pandemic as the party seeking to rely on this doctrine will be confronted by the fact that, at least from early 2020, the pandemic?s Impact on commercial activity was foreseeable
Section:
Feature
Cases:
Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council [1956] AC 696 ; Foster & Sieker v Theodor [2021] VCAT 1025 ;
Month:
March

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