Selected Cases by Article & Issues
Article 6.2.240 Cases
There is hardship where the occurrence of events fundamentally alters the equilibrium of the contract either because the cost of a party"s performance has increased or because the value of the performance a party receives has diminished, and
(a) the events occur or become known to the disadvantaged party after the conclusion of the contract;
(b) the events could not reasonably have been taken into account by the disadvantaged party at the time of the conclusion of the contract;
(c) the events are beyond the control of the disadvantaged party; and
(d) the risk of the events was not assumed by the disadvantaged party.
(a) the events occur or become known to the disadvantaged party after the conclusion of the contract;
(b) the events could not reasonably have been taken into account by the disadvantaged party at the time of the conclusion of the contract;
(c) the events are beyond the control of the disadvantaged party; and
(d) the risk of the events was not assumed by the disadvantaged party.
| Number | Issue | # Cases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Notion of hardship | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1 | Fundamental alteration of contractual equilibrium | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.1 | Increase in cost of performance | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.1.2 | Decrease in value of counter-performance | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2 | Events occuring after conclusion of contract | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.3 | Events unforeseeable by disadvantaged party | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1.4 | Events beyond control of disadvantaged party | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | Risks not assumed by disadvantaged party | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fundamental alteration when performance has been partially rendered | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hardship v. Force majeure (Art. 7.1.7) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hardship clauses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Cases in the database 1528