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I wonder how their contracts and/or insurance worked, e.g., if the organizers were hoping the city would step in and cancel as it would be financially better fo
by berberous 7y ago
I wonder how their contracts and/or insurance worked, e.g., if the organizers were hoping the city would step in and cancel as it would be financially better for the conference than if they voluntarily cancelled.
- ghaff 7y agoIANAL but probably. I saw some legal (by a lawyer) discussion of this the other day and his conclusion was that, while it depends on the specific contract, if you have no choice but to cancel something--the headliner band pulls out of a concert, the city makes you cancel for reasons outside your control--it's probably easier to collect than if you were just worried about going ahead with the event even in exceptional circumstances.
- Sparkle-san 7y agoThe latest episode of OA[1] has a segment that focuses on force majeure clauses and the enforceability of them around COVID-19 [1] https://openargs.com/oa366-your-guide-to-the-coronavirus/ https://openargs.com/oa366-your-guide-to-the-coronavirus/
- zwayhowder 7y agoA friend who is organising a large conference starting on Monday has told me that they can't cancel unless the venue or Government force them to as their insurance won't kick in and they'll be several million out of pocket. Many of the sponsors want to pull out and some have, but they don't get their money back for the same reason.