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Ändrade förhållanden i kommersiella avtal - I ljuset av en turbulent värld

Johansson, Jenna LU (2026) HARH13 20252
Department of Business Law
Abstract
The topic of this essay is how “changed circumstances” in commercial agreements are treated in contract law. In this essay, changed circumstances in contract law refers to a situation where a sudden incident, that is unexpected and not caused by the parties, affects the contract.
Whether or not ongoing events in a turbulent world can be considered to constitute so-called changed circumstances is a highly topical issue that has raised questions about how changed circumstances are treated in contract law.
A legal dogmatic method is used to examine the support that legal regulation and contract law principles provide for the problem in question. The essay sheds light on basic principles of contract law, such as freedom of contract and... (More)
The topic of this essay is how “changed circumstances” in commercial agreements are treated in contract law. In this essay, changed circumstances in contract law refers to a situation where a sudden incident, that is unexpected and not caused by the parties, affects the contract.
Whether or not ongoing events in a turbulent world can be considered to constitute so-called changed circumstances is a highly topical issue that has raised questions about how changed circumstances are treated in contract law.
A legal dogmatic method is used to examine the support that legal regulation and contract law principles provide for the problem in question. The essay sheds light on basic principles of contract law, such as freedom of contract and contractual obligation, but also other principles such as the duty of loyalty (good faith and fair dealing) and the principle of vigilance.
The essay goes into more depth concerning changed circumstances and explains what it means. Here we are talking about unexpected and extraordinary events.
It is stated that the doctrine of assumptions as well as adjustment in accordance with section 36 of the Contracts Act may be applied under changed circumstances.
Finally, it is stated that force majeure and force majeure clauses are likely to achieve success in avoiding liability in commercial agreements in a turbulent world, but other contract law principles may also be actualized. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Uppsatsens ämne är hur ”ändrade förhållanden” i kommersiella avtal behandlas inom avtalsrätten. Med ändrade förhållanden i avtalsrätten syftas det i uppsatsen till den situation då en plötsligt inträffad händelse, oväntad och ej orsakad av parterna drabbar avtalet.
Om händelser i en pågående turbulent omvärld kan anses utgöra ändrade förhållanden är ett högaktuellt ämne som har väckt frågor om hur ändrade förhållanden behandlas inom avtalsrätten.
Med en rättsdogmatisk metod undersöks vilket stöd lagreglering och avtalsrättsliga principer ger problemet i fråga. Uppsatsen belyser grundläggande avtalsrättsliga principer som avtalsfrihet och avtalsbundenhet men också andra principer som lojalitetsprincipen och vigilansprincipen.
Uppsatsen... (More)
Uppsatsens ämne är hur ”ändrade förhållanden” i kommersiella avtal behandlas inom avtalsrätten. Med ändrade förhållanden i avtalsrätten syftas det i uppsatsen till den situation då en plötsligt inträffad händelse, oväntad och ej orsakad av parterna drabbar avtalet.
Om händelser i en pågående turbulent omvärld kan anses utgöra ändrade förhållanden är ett högaktuellt ämne som har väckt frågor om hur ändrade förhållanden behandlas inom avtalsrätten.
Med en rättsdogmatisk metod undersöks vilket stöd lagreglering och avtalsrättsliga principer ger problemet i fråga. Uppsatsen belyser grundläggande avtalsrättsliga principer som avtalsfrihet och avtalsbundenhet men också andra principer som lojalitetsprincipen och vigilansprincipen.
Uppsatsen går mer djupgående gällande ändrade förhållanden där det förklaras vad som åsyftas med ändrade förhållanden. Det talas här om mer oväntade och extraordinära händelser.
Det konstateras att förutsättningsläran och jämkning enligt 36 § avtalslagen kan komma att tillämpas under ändrade förhållanden.
Slutligen konstateras det att force majeure och force majeure-klausuler är det som sannolikt kan nå framgång för att undgå skadeståndsansvar i kommersiella avtal i en turbulent omvärld, men också att andra avtalsrättsliga principer kan aktualiseras. (Less)
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Johansson, Jenna LU
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HARH13 20252
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Avtalsrätt, Kommersiell avtalsrätt, Ändrade förhållanden, Pacta sunt servanda, Lojalitetsplikten, Vigilansprincipen, Förutsättningsläran, 36 § avtalslagen, Force majeure, Hardship
language
Swedish
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9223629
date added to LUP
2026-03-10 08:36:44
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2026-03-10 08:36:44
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Whether or not ongoing events in a turbulent world can be considered to constitute so-called changed circumstances is a highly topical issue that has raised questions about how changed circumstances are treated in contract law.
A legal dogmatic method is used to examine the support that legal regulation and contract law principles provide for the problem in question. The essay sheds light on basic principles of contract law, such as freedom of contract and contractual obligation, but also other principles such as the duty of loyalty (good faith and fair dealing) and the principle of vigilance.
The essay goes into more depth concerning changed circumstances and explains what it means. Here we are talking about unexpected and extraordinary events.
It is stated that the doctrine of assumptions as well as adjustment in accordance with section 36 of the Contracts Act may be applied under changed circumstances.
Finally, it is stated that force majeure and force majeure clauses are likely to achieve success in avoiding liability in commercial agreements in a turbulent world, but other contract law principles may also be actualized.}},
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