Event Sponsorships, COVID-19 and Force Majeure – Where do we stand?

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Rich Hawkins

Partner and Co-Head of Australia
Australia

I am a partner in our Media, Entertainment & Sports group, based in Sydney.

COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on commercial operations across all sectors globally. This is no better demonstrated than in the events industry, with international sporting events worth vast sums of money to organisers being cancelled or delayed… but what are the parties’ rights under the event sponsorship contract?

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