The Financial Times released an article today headed “Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports within days”. In our previous bulletin, we examined the use of force majeure and material adverse change clauses following the US/Israeli strikes on Iran.
The development of these events – including Qatar’s warning – prompt a pressing question for commercial parties – particularly those operating in the Middle East: when do geopolitical shocks move beyond force majeure and actually frustrate a contract under English law?
