The Ebola Epidemic and Force Majeure: Expecting the Unexpected

摘要

The recent expansion of the Ebola virus outside West Africa is a stark reminder to contract drafters that unforeseeable and unavoidable events must be taken into consideration in their risk assessment of long-term international projects. By carefully reviewing the applicable law and drafting a force majeure clause that is tailored to the agreement, the force majeure clause can come to the rescue when-not if-such events take place.