Firms fret as warnings over impact of coronavirus on industry grow darker

By Dave Rogers2020-03-12T06:00:00

Contractors set up ‘war rooms’ to deal with outbreak while lawyers see increase in inquiries over contract clauses

Worried contractors have begun poring over their contract terms amid growing fears that they will be asked to stump up the costs of project delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Firms are now bracing themselves for sites to grind to a halt after the World Health Organisation (WHO) last night classified the outbreak as a pandemic – meaning the disease is spreading in multiple countries around the world at the same time.

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