The Force Majeure Excuse

A force-majeure clause is purely a creation of a contract, thereby entailing an application of the general principles of contractual interpretation.

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Reviewing existing contracts could tackle three business challenges

March 3, 2021April 7, 2021Contract Management

Businesses mus take a meaningful look into the health of their existing contracts and business relationship by embracing some level of contract performance management, not as a step towards transformation, ... Read more

The Force Majeure Excuse: A History

January 11, 2021April 12, 2021Law Firm Blogs

Expert evidence in international arbitration

September 30, 2020April 12, 2021Arbitration

When an arbitrator deems that expert evidence is necessary to make a reasoned decision on a specific issue in dispute, the arbitrator is empowered to appoint an expert. Such an ... Read more

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DEALS 18 February 2021

Fareya Azfar Araoui advised a Luxembourg based investment company on a capital increase of a sub-fund in Africa through the issue of 132,393,120 new ordinary shares with subscription rights, which were allotted as partly paid for cash.

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DEALS 9 January 2021

Fareya Azfar advised a KSA investment giant on its Series A and B preferred equity financings, in which the company raised $220 million.

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DEALS January 2021

Counsel to a diluted shareholder of a BVI entity. We challenged the share issue and allotment on the grounds of improper purpose, interests of the company, irregularities in scrip dividends, and share valuation.