Force Majeure and Frustration in Commercial Contracts

Ben Symons Ben Symons has a broad commercial law and taxation law practice. Ben acts in a wide range of disputes in both the High Court and the County Courts including commercial and trust disputes, professional negligence disputes, employment law, probate disputes, professional negligence, civil and commercial fraud and cost assessment matters. Ben also has a particular interest in cyber/data protection law and class actions. Ben also has a large practice in all aspects of UK and international taxation advisory and disputes matters. Prior to joining the Bar, Ben worked as senior legal counsel for a number of large investment banks in London and regularly advised on complex structured finance transactions in excess of £500 million. Ben is also currently the secretary of the UK branch of the International Fiscal Association. Contributor: Joseph Dalby SC Joseph Dalby SC is an English & Welsh, and Irish, barrister, practicing civil, commercial and European law, full time in the English and Irish jurisdictions, and internationally on domestic, cross-border and international matters within his areas of experience. This includes: Advocacy before the English and Irish Courts, tribunals, arbitrations and regulatory bodies, and Specialist advice in EU, UK, and Irish law Joseph’s practice covers commercial, business regulation, chancery/private client, administrative law, and dispute resolution.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Force Majeure
Chapter 2: General Principles of Contractual Interpretation
Chapter 3: What constitutes a "force majeure" event?
Chapter 4: Prevent, hinder and/or delay
Chapter 5: Beyond reasonable control
Chapter 6: Causation
Chapter 7: Notice
Chapter 8: Material adverse change (“MAC”) clauses
Chapter 9: Force majeure in international case law
Chapter 10: Frustration