This is a personal (and legal) article focusing on the effects of COVID-19 or “Coronavirus”; specifically, the issue of Force Majeure in contracts. Like many, my travel plans have been disrupted this week; this is minor, numerous people are ill, many have died, and the uncertainty over the true reach and the ability of governments to stem this epidemic grows by the day. It’s an unfortunate situation, to make an understatement, and that’s not to mention the economic effects of the current lockdown in Northern Italy, which are becoming increasingly apparent.