Legal Tools for Dealing with Soaring Energy and Raw Material Prices in the Context of Covid-19 and the War in Ukraine: Insights from a Paris Commercial Court Decision

Soaring energy, raw material and transport prices in the context of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are weighing heavily on economic players. Many companies are legitimately wondering about the legal tools at their disposal to deal with it. A recent decision by the Paris Commercial Court has confirmed that the theory of hardship codified in article 1195 of the Civil Code can be applied in the current context under certain conditions.

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