Know the law: Implications of COVID-19 on Contracts
The Writer Economic activities around the World are almost grounded to a halt due to the Global pandemic, Coronavirus (COVID-19). To ensure the control of the virus in Ghana, the President of the Republic on March 30, 2020, under the Imposition of Restriction Act, 2020 restricted the movements of persons in the Greater Accra and the Greater Kumasi for a period of fourteen days subject to review. Prior to that, some countries around the world had instituted a lockdown, which resulted in most people not being able to go by their normal businesses as they ordinarily do. This situation has affected business operations, and the likelihood that some contracts or agreements would be affected as a result of this pandemic is very high. All around the world, there are reports of workers being laid off because of this pandemic. The issue of undischarged contracts would be discussed with the common law doctrine of frustration. What is the Doctrine of Frustration A c...