COVID‐19 as a frustrating event under Singapore contract law

COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on commercial arrangements around the world. This would appear to fit the textbook definition of a frustrating event under Singapore contract law. Alternatively, one might expect COVID-19 to be covered by the doctrine of force majeure. This commentary will pr...

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Main Author: GOH, Yihan
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3231
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5177/viewcontent/COVID_19_as_a_frustrating_event_under_Singapore_contract_law.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on commercial arrangements around the world. This would appear to fit the textbook definition of a frustrating event under Singapore contract law. Alternatively, one might expect COVID-19 to be covered by the doctrine of force majeure. This commentary will provide a brief overview of the contractual issues arising from COVID-19.