What legal risks face festivals in a future of extreme weather?

IQ spoke to legal and insurance experts about what tools festivals have at their disposal as extreme weather poses a growing threat

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Defqon. 1 was one of the major festivals forced to shut down this year © Vincent van den Boogaard

After a summer hit by festival cancellations across Europe, legal and insurance experts have warned that events face “very little manoeuvrability” against cancellation orders from authorities, as well as growing reluctance from insurers in the sector.

Following the summer of disruption caused by extreme heat and storms, IQ spoke to sector figures across the continent’s major live markets about what options festivals have when facing potential future shutdown orders, and what legal risks they could face in a time of…

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