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| 245 | 3 | _aAn irresistable force | |
| 260 | _c2002 | ||
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_aEstates Gazette _v(0214) 6 April 2002, 118-119(2) |
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| 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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