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THE EFFECT OF FORCE MAJEURE AND SUPERVENING IMPOSSIBILITY ON CONTRACTS IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Entrepreneurs and individuals should not lockdown their minds but start thinking on how to re-invent themselves and their businesses so that they’ll stay relevant post Covid-19. The pandemic is still unfolding.
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