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Practice review: cross-border supply disruption and force majeure
Whether a supply disruption can be excused as force majeure depends on the clause and governing law.
A typical scenario: cross-border supply is disrupted by a sudden event; one party claims force-majeure relief while the other says the event fails the clause or could have been mitigated.
Force majeure turns on the contract wording, how the governing law interprets the concept, and whether notice and mitigation duties were met.
The lesson: write force-majeure events, notice, mitigation, and alternative performance clearly, and assess the clause's real effect under the governing law.