Topic: Contract Law \u2013 Frustration \u2013 Impossibility<\/p>\n
The project takes the form of an assessed essay of not more than 2,000 words on a prescribed topic in Contract Law.<\/p>\n
Question:
\u201cImpossibility in contract law defies easy definition and the way in which the doctrine of frustration has been developed and used by the Courts is sensitive to that fact.\u201d
Critically discuss.<\/p>\n
Sources:
Books:
E. McKendrick Contract Law: Text, Cases and Materials Chapter 21 and p397-398<\/p>\n
G. Treitel Frustration and Force Majeure (2004, Sweet and Maxwell)<\/p>\n
E. McKendrick \u2018Force Majeure and Frustration \u2013 Their Relationship and a Comparative Assessment\u2019 in E. McKendrick Force Majeure and Frustration in Contract (2nd edition, 1995, LLP) Chpt 3<\/p>\n
Cases:
Taylor v Caldwell (1863) 3 B & S 826
Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council [1956] AC 696<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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