COVID‐19 as a frustrating event under Singapore contract law

Author

Yihan GOH, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on commercial arrangements around the world. This would appear to fit the textbook definition of a frustrating event under Singapore contract law. Alternatively, one might expect COVID-19 to be covered by the doctrine of force majeure. This commentary will provide a brief overview of the contractual issues arising from COVID-19.

Keywords

Courts, Singapore, COVID-19, pandemic, public health

Discipline

Asian Studies | Courts | Public Health

Research Areas

Asian and Comparative Legal Systems

Publication

Law and COVID-19

Editor

Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Mark Findlay and Goh Yihan

First Page

10

Last Page

20

ISBN

9789811808272

Publisher

School of Law, Singapore Management University

City or Country

Singapore

Embargo Period

4-18-2021

Citation

GOH, Yihan. COVID‐19 as a frustrating event under Singapore contract law. (2020). Law and COVID-19. 10-20.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3231

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3686357