Welcome to this webinar and Q&A on contracting issues arising out of COVID-19, featuring Andrew Smith, Commercial Litigation Partner at the international law firm, Gowling WLG.

Andrew will be discussing what COVID-19 might mean for your supplier and customer contracts – looking at the concepts of force majeure, impossibility and frustration and their practical application, with focus on UK contract law.

Andrew Smith is a commercial litigation partner at international law firm Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. He has 30 years' experience of advising on disputes. His approach is to be pragmatic, which often requires achieving a balance between the merits and the legal costs.

Andrew is ranked tier 1 in both Chambers and Legal 500.

Agenda

14.00 Welcome
14:05 Presentation
14.35 Q&A
15.00 End of webinar

About the webinar

Organised together with member businesses sharing their expertise with the SCC community, this brand new series of webinars highlight different aspects of operating and leading a business. The themes span from tax, accounting and law, to marketing, HR and cyber security, covering all aspects of running a business.

Booking information

SCC member price: Free
YP member price: Free
Non-member price: £15

This webinar is free of charge for members of the French, German, Swiss, Dutch and British-Swedish Chambers of Commerce.

Please register for the webinar by using the booking form. Upon registration, you will be sent information on how to connect to the webinar.