The Impact of Covid-19 in German Contract Law

Christian Johannes Wahnschaffe

 

ABSTRACT

Table of contents
I. Covid-19 as an Impediment to Performance under German Contract Law
I.1. Impossibility of Performance
I.2. Disproportionality of Performance and Fundamental Change of Circumstances
I.3. Contractual Remedies
II. Contemporary Legislative Responses in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic
II.1. Temporary Moratoriums on “Essential” Continuous Obligations, Art. 240 s 1
EGBGB
II.2. Temporary Restrictions on the Termination of Lease Agreements, Art. 240 s 2
EGBGB
II.3. Temporary Deferral of Payments in B2C Loan Agreements, Art. 240 s 3 EGBGB
II.4. Recreational Events and Package Travel Contracts: Vouchers Instead of Refunds,
Art. 240 s 5 EGBGB and Art. 240 s 6 EGBGB
III. Outlook

 

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Covid-19 pandemic and Greek Contract Law

Zafeirios N. Tsolakidis

ABSTRACT

Table of contents

I. The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact in contracts
II. General Contract Law Provisions
II.1. Impossibility
II.2. Debtor’s default
II.3. Creditor’s default
III. New regulatory provisions
III.1. Contracts of Lease
III.2. Commercial papers
III.3. Flights, sea trips and travels
III.V. Employment Contracts
IV. Pandemic and contractual clauses
IV.1. Force majeure clauses
IV.2. Judicial adjustment

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