A Force Majeure Clause is a legal concept that allows one party to a contract to suspend, excuse, or terminate contractual obligations. Learn what Force Majeure Clauses are with examples and samples.We've created a guide to the most common clauses found in contracts to explore in 2022. Force majeure clauses, whether in construction contracts or other types of contracts, are meant to address events that could not reasonably have been foreseen. Below is an example of a notification letter declaring that a force majeure event has occurred in a commercial transaction. "Force Majeure Event" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 12.3. Provision of the Contract, the Contractor's exclusive remedy shall be to seek damages in the Board of Claims. V.28 CONTRACT-022.1 Force Majeure (Oct 2006). As explained in that article, force majeure is a contractual term that only applies if it is included in the governing contract. We encourage you to reach out to your Gibson Dunn contact to discuss specific questions or issues that may arise.