Force Majeure and the limits of reasonableness in MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd
Olivia Liang and Oliver Weisemann review how the court treated responses to Force Majeure events in the context of a sanctioned party.
Olivia Liang
Senior Associate
Olivia has experience advising employers, contractors and subcontractors on construction and engineering disputes.
Specialist expertise
Examples of Olivia’s expertise include:
- acting for an international contractor in respect of an ICC arbitration on claims arising under an EPC Contract for a fertiliser plant;
- acting for a project company in respect of a SIAC arbitration on claims arising out of an EPC Contract for the construction of a refinery and petrochemical complex;
- acting for a national oil company in respect of an ICC arbitration regarding the termination of an EPC Contract for the expansion of an oil refinery due to extensive defective works;
- acting for a contractor in an LCIA arbitration concerning termination of an EPCM Contract;
- acting for an employer in a series of adjudications relating to infrastructure works on a nuclear power project;
- advising a subcontractor on claims for delay and disruption arising in respect of an offshore wind farm;
- advising a contractor in respect of disputes regarding the design and construction of a nuclear power plant;
- acting for a subcontractor in respect of claims related to drilling and welding works for an offshore gas field;
- acting for a private individual on a fraudulent misrepresentation claim brought in the Technology and Construction Court in respect of the construction of a private residence;
- acting for a public transport authority on a procurement claim brought in the Technology and Construction Court by an unsuccessful bidder.