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COVID-19 AND… FORCE MAJEURE IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Is the COVID-19 Virus a Force Majeure Event? Yes, it is. The Covid 19 pandemic is a circumstance which was not contemplated by any of the parties at the time of entering the construction contracts. It is exceptional, beyond any one’s control and cannot be attributed to any of the parties to a contract. Because of the Covid 19 virus, the Minister of Health invoked powers under the Public Health Act (Cap. 281) and issued…
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