Some contractual clauses require the parties to comply with all health and safety regulations.

The effect of such clauses may be to turn policies or legislation arising from the Covid-19 crisis into contractual provisions.

Often, such provisions are twinned with clauses allowing the performing party to recover the increased costs resulting from these health and safety regulations.

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