Ever since governors across the country implemented Stay at Home orders to slow the spread of COVID-19 by closing non-essential businesses, experts have debated whether a force majeure provision of a lease would excuse a tenant’s obligation to pay rent.
USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Paul Hastings LLP, Landlord, Force majeure, Coronavirus
This article was first published in Digital Asset.
“Immutable” is a term that is frequently used when people talk about blockchain and the benefit of using this technology for record-keeping.
Global, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, King & Wood Mallesons, Blockchain
On 29 April 2016, the Australian Government Treasury released a proposal paper that, among other things, proposed reforms to introduce an ipso facto moratorium (Proposal). This reform was foreshadowed in as part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda.