COVID-19: Force Majeure under PRC, HK SAR and English law

AuthorWilson Antoon,Paul Starr,Mike Wang
Published date25/02/2020
Citationjd0060
Date25 February 2020
2020/10/20 COVID-19: Force Majeure under PRC, HK SAR and English law | China Law Insight
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CHINA LAW INSIGHT
COVID-19: Force Majeure under PRC, HK SAR and
English law
By King & Wood Mallesons on February 25, 2020
By Wilson Antoon Paul Starr Mike Wang
Introduction
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has affected major cities and numerous towns in the
PRC and around the world. On 30 January 2020, the Director General of the World Health
Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a “public health emergency of
international concern”. As the situation continues to evolve rapidly, the coronavirus
outbreak presents not only a public health crisis but also disruptions to businesses and
their supply chains. We see clients faced with challenging questions concerning their
exposure to liability under contracts of different governing laws entered with Chinese and

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