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What does Discharge of contract mean

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The obligations of the contract have come to and end resulting in the end of a contract

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What are the 4 ways to Discharge a contract

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Agreement
Performance
Breach
Frustration

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What is meant by Discharge of contract by Performance

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Performance must be exact and complete for an ‘entire performance’
‘I’ve nearly finished the job, but not quite’

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What are the two cases to show ‘Performance must be exact and complete’

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Cutter V Powell (1795) - Sailor died before reaching contracted destination
Re Moore V landauer (1921) - Peaches order did not arrive in correct quantity listed

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What are the four circumstances the courts accept to mitigate the harshness of Discharge by Performance

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Substantial
Partial
Vicarious
time-based

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What is Substantial performance

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When work is almost finished and the court then orders the money to be paid, but deducts the amount needed to correct a minor defect
75%
Payment of amount appropriate to what was done
Only applies for breach of warranty (minor)

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What case is used for Substantial performance

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Hoeing V Isaacs (1852)

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What is Partial performance

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Some work has been done but degree of obligations have been done at a lesser standard to be classed as substantial performance
Paid on quantum merit basis (how much work has been done)
Must be consent in form of specific acknowledgement - default party entitled to pay for what they have done
if innocent party has no option but to take benefit of work done - not considered part-performance

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Which case is used for Partial performance where D had no choice but to complete the work and C was entitled to only the cost of materials ussed by the D as D did not have to use these

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Sumpter V hedges (1898)

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What is meant by Vicarious performance

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When a third party performs the contractual duty of another party
Other party cannot object this

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What is the exception for Vicarious performance

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Servcies contracted for rellies on skill or judgement of the party of the essence of the contract the other party can insist on personal performance
E.g if the purpose of the contract is to perform a gig, a third party cannot be contracted to do it

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Which case shows Vicarious performance and why could the contract not be performed vicariously

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Edwards V Newland (1950)
The personal skill and care of the warehouseman was ‘of the essence’. The transfer of work to anohter was not allowed

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What is a Divisable contract

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Contracts that are made up of various parts or obligations
Each part can be discharged seperately, but uncompletion of one does not breach the whole contract - sue for part of contract

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Which case showed a Divisable contract and what was the contract split into

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Taylor V Webb (1937)
1) Lease the premises and 2) Maintain and repair
Tenant still had to pay rent, didnt have to pay for landlord failure to cocmplete repairments

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What is meant by a Discarge of contract by Breach

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Failure to fulfill contractual obligations = breach of contract
When one part performs defectively or differently from what was agreed = actual breach

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What are the two types of breach

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Actual breach
Anticipatory breach

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what is Anticipatory breach

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When one party inofmrs in advance that they will not be performing how they agreed

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What did the case of Hochter V De La Tour (1853) establish for Anticipatory Breach

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Anticipatory breach does not require C to waait untill the contract was due to start

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Which case highlights that for Anticipatory breach you should sue as soon as you know someone is going to breach - dont wait

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Avery V Bowden (1856)

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What is Repudiatory breach of contract

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Fundamental breach
When a party commits a breach of contract that is ssufficiently serious that it entitles the innocent party to repudiate

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When does Repudiatory breach occur

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When D:
Breaches a condition or
Refuses to perfomr the contract or
Sufficiently serious breach of innominate terms

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What did both the cases of Clegg V Olle Anderson (2003) and Rogers V Parish LTD (1987) show for Repudiatory Breach

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Repudiation must take place before C accepts the goods

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What are the remedies for Anticipatory breach

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‘Fast forwad’ damges and/or repudiation

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What are the remedies for Actual breach

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Actual breach of condition = ‘Fast forward remedies and/or repudiation (Poussard V Spiers)
Actual breach of warranty = C can only recover damages (Bettini V Gye)

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What is meant by Discharge of contract by Frustration

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Channge in circumstance where the contract is rendered impossible to perform by an event not due to either party who is apart of the contract
E.g natural disasters

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What are the 3 ways Frustration occurs

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Impossibility
Illegality
Radical change in circumstance

27
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Which case showed the tradition of parties being bound by what they had signed saying ‘Parties are held to the agreements whatever the situation - the rules are strict and absolute’

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Pardine V Jane

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What is Impossibility as a way Frustration can occur

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Where subject matter of contract become unavaliable through no fault of the contracting parties
Could be inavaliability of a party to perform due to illness

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Which case involved the subject matter of a concert hall being burned down causing frustration

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Taylor V Caldwell (1863)

30
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Which case involved the person involved as the subject matter, and that he was conscripted into WW2 so was unavaliable to perform the contract - frustration

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Morgan V Manser (1948)

31
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Which casse involved the person involved as the subject matter, where he became ill so could not perform - frustration

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Condor V Barron Knight (1966)

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What is Illegality as a way Frustration can occur

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Become frustrated due to change in the law that makes the contract illegal to perform

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What is the case used for Illegality as a way Frustration occurs

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Metropolitan Water Board V Dick Kerr (1918)

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What is Radical change in circumstance as a way Frustration occurs

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When a contract has become pointless or commercially sterile - argued it is not the same contract they set out to make

35
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What did Krell V Henry (1903) show

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A room overlooking an empty london street is radically different from a view of the king corrination procession

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Although it was still frustsration in Herne Bay Steam Boat Co V Hutten (1903) why was the contract not commercial

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D could still enjoy the trip around the Bay even if that was not the sole purpose for booking it in the first place

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How many limits are there to Frustration

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3

38
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What are the limits to Frustration

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Not used if contract is more onerous
Cannot be self-induced
Cannot be used if the ‘frustrating’ event is foreseeable

39
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What is meant by Onerous as a limit for Frustration

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Not frustration simply because performance has become more onerous (difficult) or expensive than expected

40
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Which case involved having to do an extra 5000 miles for there shipment route due to a war brreaking out - onerous

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Tsakiroglou V Noblee Thorl (1961)

41
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Which case involved a fixed price for building a house, but rising costs meant that the contract would cost more to perform

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Davis Contractors V Fareham UDC (1956)

42
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What is meant by Self-induced as a limit for Frustration

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Frustration cannot be used when the frustrating paarty event is within the control of one party

43
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What is the leading case for Onerous as a limitation to Frustration

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Maritime National Fish Ltd V Ocean Trawlers Ltd (1935)

44
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What is meant by Forseen and foreseeable event as a limit to Frustration

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If it can be foreseen or parties foresaw the frustration - assumed that they made a contract with knowledge of what could happen
Frustration should have been shaped into their terms

45
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In what case, did frustration not take place because the company should have been aware of the ‘listed status’ and factored it in

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AIP V John Walkers & Sons LTD (1977)

46
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Which case involved a business model propersal which back fired causing a contract to end resulting in C trying to end the contract with D for frustration - was not upheld

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Armchair Answercall V People in mind (2016)

47
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What are the common law effects of frustration

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Frustration automatically terminates the contract at the time of the event
Obligations existingmust be completed and future obligations are terminated

48
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Common law effect of frustration can lead to unfair outcomes, in what case do we see this

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Changler V Webster - ‘losses lay where they fell’

49
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What Act is used for Frustrated contracts

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Law Reform (Frustrated contracts) Act 1943

50
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What that the four things included under the Law Reform (Frustrated contracts) Act 1943

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Money already paid is recoverable S1(2)
Money due is no longer payable S1(2)
A ‘just sum’ to be paid for work done/ express incurred on the bassis of quantum meruit S1(2)
A ‘just sum’ to bee paid for any valuable benefit one party may acquire under the contract S1(3)

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What case is used to show the use of the Law Reform (Frustrated contracts) Act 1943

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Gamerco SA V ICM (1995) - ordered a ‘just sum’ for the aim ‘to do justice’

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