Following the spread of the new coronavirus, a couple who canceled their wedding last year filed a complaint with the Tokyo District Court, saying that it was unreasonable for the ceremony hall to ask for a cancellation fee.
At the trial, it is expected that the issue will be whether the spread of infection is an unavoidable situation in which it is not necessary to pay a cancellation fee, as in the case of natural disasters.
The complaint was filed by a husband in his 30s and a wife in his 20s living in the Kanto region, who, according to lawyers, were scheduled to hold a wedding and reception at a wedding hall in Tokyo last June. In response to the declaration of an emergency, I told the ceremony hall that I would cancel because of unavoidable force.
At that time, I was asked to pay 30% of the estimated amount as a cancellation fee, but when I refused, it was finally requested by the ceremony hall to pay the full estimated amount of about 2 million yen.
The husband who filed the complaint said, "It is strange that the victims of the cancellation are directed to consumers even though the contractor has subsidies for the problem of corona. I think the trial is meaningful." I am commenting.
On the other hand, in May, the ceremony hall also filed a complaint requesting the two people to pay the cancellation fee, saying, "On the scheduled date, it was possible to hold the ceremony outside the period of the state of emergency. If you allow the cancellation free of charge, the trader will be forced into bankruptcy. "
At the trial, it is expected that the issue will be whether the spread of infection is an unavoidable situation in which it is not necessary to pay a cancellation fee, as in the case of natural disasters.