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Contract and force majeure
Published: 26 March 2020
As a result of the coronavirus, SLU may find it difficult to fulfil contractual obligations. The Legal Affairs Unit has established what applies in the case of force majeure when it comes to contracts. Remember to act as soon as possible if you are prevented from, for example, conducting research in accordance with a research plan.
As a result of the coronavirus, SLU may find it difficult to fulfil contractual obligations. This could be conducting research according to a research plan, submit costs to a funding body or give external training.
If the spread of the coronavirus prevents us from doing this, for example because a researcher has become infected, we may need to inform our contractual partner that we are affected by force majeure. If we do not inform them, this may result in legal penalties.
When SLU is paying for something we cannot use because of the virus, such as a conference, it may be possible to request a reduced price due to hardship, a legal concept.
Read more about what applies in the case of force majeure when it comes to contracts.
Act as soon as possible – if not, there is a risk that we will not be able to invoke force majeure or hardship.
The Legal Affairs Unit can assist with bigger cases.