Dischange of contracts
Discharge by performance
Entre contract contract consissitsi o one ollsiaton only an no pay ment usi ue unlesisi untl that
ollsiaton ssi ully per orme
Dsvssislle contract the contract consissitsi o a numler s ssitnct ollsiatonsi an pay mentsi musit le
ma e or asi many asi are properly per orme
Part per ormance sncomplete per ormance whsch may ssicharie the contract s accepte
Sulsitantal per ormance almosit complete per ormance whsch musit le accepte
Discharge by agreement
Accor an siatsi acton a leially lsn sni aireement to ssicharie an exssitni contract
Frusitraton smposisislslsty o contract per ormance occursi siulsiequently to ormaton lut le ore
per ormance
Frusitraton may ssicharie the contract sn the ollowsni sistuatonsi
- esitructon or unavaslalslsty s the siulject mater
- The eath or sllnesisi o one s the partesi
- Supervensni slleialsty
- Government snterventon
- The event on whsch the contract ssi lasie aslsi to occur
- Delay sn per ormance
Force majeure Clause – a contract term which stated the right of the partes in the event of
specified problems can be usefull in two wass7
1. To exempt a party rom, or lsmstsi stsi lsalslsty or, lreach o contract to cover sistuatonsi where
aslure to per orm arssiesi rom csrcumsitancesi whsch are unlskely to le treate asi rusitratni
the contract
2. To avos the contract lesni ssicharie ly eventsi whsch woul normally rusitrate ssi
Discharge be breach
1. Breach o warranty the snnocent party hasi the rsiht to clasm amaiesi o he or sihe hasi
siuffere any actonalle amaie or lesisid the lreach ssi not capalle to lrsnisni the contract to
an en
2. Breach s con ston where a term hasi the sitatusi o a con ston an , there ore, ssi crucsal to
the contract, the snnocent party ssi enttle to repu sate (re usie urther per ormance o
he her ollsiatonsis
Antcspatory lreach notce that a contract wsll not le per orme once per ormance ssi ue
Mstiate re uce the losisi arssisni a lreach o contract
Actual lreach aslure to per orm at all or properly once per ormance ssi ue