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245 3 _aAn irresistable force
260 _c2002
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v(0214) 6 April 2002, 118-119(2)
520 _aA "mainly for students" article examining the concept of force majeure which forms a key part of contract law. Explains the origins of force majeure in the French civil code and outlines the acceptance of force majeure by English courts, providing a number of definitions. Also examines the consequences of force majeure, the relationship between frustration and force majeure, what happens if there is no force majeure clause, and what happens if a party has agreed force majeure in several contracts. Concludes that a party cannot rely upon his own negligence, fault or default as an event of force majeure, and he is not liable for not being able to perform if he can prove uncontrollability, unforeseeability or unavoidability. Case law.
590 _aABS
650 _aFORCE MAJEURE
650 _aUNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
650 _aCONTRACT LAW
650 _aLIABILITY
650 _aFRUSTRATION
690 _aLAW
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