Performing Contracts in COVID-19 Times in England and in France: Different Responses, Same Result?
British Association of Comparative Law Blog 2020
4 Pages Posted: 16 Dec 2020 Last revised: 27 Apr 2022
Date Written: November 6, 2020
Abstract
Neither France nor England has an ideal solution to the challenges posed by COVID-19 for contractual performance. Messy and limited state intervention or narrowly construed doctrines may not address the needs of contracting parties.
Keywords: COVID-19, contractual performance, supervening events, comparative law, state intervention in contract law
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Pédamon, Catherine and Vassileva, Radosveta, Performing Contracts in COVID-19 Times in England and in France: Different Responses, Same Result? (November 6, 2020). British Association of Comparative Law Blog 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3747905 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3747905
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