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Force majeure

A clause excusing either side from their obligations when something extraordinary and outside their control happens, such as war, natural disaster or a pandemic.

A plain-English explanation of how this usually works, not legal advice. Rules differ between countries and change over time, so check your own situation. Disclaimer.

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They tried to claim force majeure for the outage, but a cloud failure isn't an act of God.

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