The UK government has adopted a variety of packages to assist individuals and businesses affected by the COVID 19 crisis Most of the measures in support of individuals and businesses are government measures rather than legislation The main legislative act is the Coronavirus Act 2020 Whilst providing a comprehensive legislative package, it does not focus on changes to private law It only addresses a small selection of questions concerning tenancy agreements As most of private law in England and Wales is not statutory law but case law, it is the judiciary that will need to develop private law when assessing COVID 19 related problems such as the non-performance of commercial contracts It remains to be seen how concepts such as frustration, force majeure, hardship and material adverse change will be applied Those questions as well as alternative methods of dispute resolution for COVID 19 related cases are currently debated in the UK © 2020 Notyreg Hispana All rights reserved
Measures in England relating to the COVID-19 crisis with an impact on private law