Recent Developments Regarding Force Majeure - Webinar (ONLINE EVENT: June 18, 2025)

Understand the scope of traditional and nontraditional force majeure clauses to be better equipped to draft and negotiate.

Construction projects have always been at risk of the devastating time and cost effects of traditional force majeure events, such as natural disasters, war, and civil unrest. We live in trying times. Today’s construction projects are at risk of the effects of the traditional force majeure events and more unusual, modern force majeure events, such as pandemics, supply chain delays, widespread material short-ages, trade embargos, climate changes, and terrorism. Despite the risk, parties to design and construction contracts often include standard boilerplate force majeure clauses in their construction con-tracts without modification, negotiation, or even much thought about the actual application of the clause in the event of a force majeure event. As a result, such parties are often surprised to discover too late that these standard boilerplate force majeure clauses are inadequate to deal with the force majeure risks on a modern construction pro-ject. This can lead to disputes as parties try to make the risks fit within the standard boilerplate force majeure clauses and equitable doc-trines, such as impossibility, impracticability, and frustration of pur-pose. This topic will bring you up to speed on recent developments with force majeure clauses. By attending this topic, you will better understand the scope and, more importantly, the limitations of standard boilerplate force majeure clauses and the equitable doc-trines when dealing with all types of force majeure events. Armed with this knowledge, you will better address these risks in your con-struction contracts so that a force majeure event does not become a disaster for your company.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to identify traditional and modern risks that could or should be addressed in a force majeure clause.
• You will be able to discuss how to modify standard force majeure clauses to address traditional and modern force majeure risks.
• You will be able to recognize the legal effect of force majeure clauses in construction contracts.
• You will be able to explain the scope and limitations of standard force majeure clauses.

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Please note: In order to receive CPE credit for this course you MUST use the streaming audio option, as well as enable and complete the required progress checks.

OnDemand Course

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This course was last revised on March 2, 2022.

AK CLE 1.0: Alaska attorneys may receive 1.0 hours of continuing legal education for completing this program.

AL CLE 1.2: This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Alabama State Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a maximum of 1.2 hours credit.

Arizona CLE 1.0: The Arizona State Bar does not pre-approve or pre-certify MCLE programs. However, records of this program and attendance will be maintained by the provider for auditing purposes. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

CA MCLE 1.0: The provider is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.

CT CLE 1.0: Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.0 CLE credit(s).

GA CLE 1.0: This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.0 CLE hours.

MO CLE 1.3: This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.

NM CLE 1.1: This program has been approved by the New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.1 hours of credit.

RI CLE 1.0: This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.

VT CLE 1.0: This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.0 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".

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To earn each credit the provider offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the 'credits' tab when viewing the course.

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

Who should attend?

This live webinar is designed for attorneys, purchasing managers, material managers, contract administrators, senior buyers, project directors, controllers, and accountants.