Force majeure clauses in contracts 2025

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The terms force majeurevis major and casus fortuitus are used interchangeably and refer to an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, and which may excuse any of the parties from performing in terms of the contract.

In this two-hour webinar we will explore these terms and their uses in contracts.

When?

7 November 2025, 9:00-11:00

Presenter

Dale Hutchison is head of the Internal Research Unit at ENSafrica, and Emeritus Professor of UCT’s department of Private Law. After doctoral studies at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he returned to UCT as a senior lecturer in Roman Dutch & Private Law. He received a Distinguished Teacher Award in 1982, and in 1983 was appointed to the Chair of Roman Dutch & Private Law. He has also served the Faculty as Deputy Dean; sat as a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court in Wynberg. His main teaching subjects are the Law of Contract and the Law of Cession, but he has also taught many other courses including: the Law of Delict; Succession; Trusts; Estoppel; and Criminal Law. A particular research interest of his has been the problem of economic loss on the border between contract and delict. He has published extensively and was General Editor of Wille's Principles of South African Law. He has practised as an advocate of the High Court.

How much?

R950 per person.

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Contact Details
Contact Person:
Don Coue
Contact Email:
don.coue [at] uct.ac.za
Course Details
Course Duration:
2 hour webinar
Course Delivery Method:

E-learning E-learning

Cost:
R950 per person
Course Fee Includes:
All course informaiton.

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