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Webinar Recording | The Importance of Force Majeure and risk mitigation in these turbulent times

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Webinar Recording | The Importance of Force Majeure and risk mitigation in these turbulent times

 

The CDH Dispute Resolution team hosted a webinar on 'The Importance of Force Majeure and risk mitigation in these turbulent times'

28 Sep 2022 1 min read Article

Watch the recording of our webinar where our expert panelists, Jackwell Feris, Tiffany Jegels, Lucinde Rhoodie, and Belinda Scriba discussed the consequence of force majeure clauses and how to mitigate the consequences of tumultuous global events on commercial global relationships. 

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