The coronavirus and business premises lease contracts Impacts on catering

The health crisis of Covid 19 has forced the prohibition of opening to the public of the premises dedicated to the restaurant sector. This implies a serious economic damage that, on occasions, can hardly be borne by those who provide their services in premises under lease. Faced with this situation, the contracting parties face conflicts related to contractual resolutions due to force majeure or, at least, to the novation of the terms agreed by virtue of the rebus sic stantibus clause.