Ways to claim for covid-19 costs

By Hamish Lal2020-03-19T06:00:00

If the new coronavirus has an impact on your project, there are other legal instruments beyond force majeure to call on

The facts and the increasing dynamic impact of the novel coronavirus, covid-19, are tangible. Patently, the construction sector is under strain. Movement of labour, key personnel, and plant and equipment is affected. Site productivity may also be affected, for example due to time consumed with the additional health screening, increased absence by sick leave or by the re-sequencing of trades to avoid congested working areas. Claims for additional time and money are now inevitable in the whole supply chain. Fundamentally, such claims are not limited to force majeure.

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