- Posts by Desmond Wang
Articled StudentDesmond Wang is an articling student in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell LLP. He is interested in all areas of corporate and commercial law.
Prior to joining the firm, Desmond was a research assistant for the Peter A. Allard ...
Posted in Contracts
On February 18, we published an article on force majeure in the context of COVID-19[1]. In this second article, we will compare force majeure with the common law doctrine of frustration, another option for excusing non-performance of contractual obligations[2].
Frustration vs. Force Majeure
In common law, a contract may be discharged or set aside on the ground of ...
2月21日我们发布了题为“新型冠状病毒时期的不可抗力”[1] 的文章。在今天的第二篇文章中，我们将比较“不可抗力条款”与普通法的“合同落空理论”，后者是借以不履行合同义务的另一种选择[2] 。
合同落空与不可抗力