LAWS105 Lecture 10: Laws105 week 10 discharge by frustration
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What is the doctrine of frustration: f(cid:396)ust(cid:396)atio(cid:374) o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396)s (cid:449)he(cid:396)e: It would be positively unjust to hold the parties bound to the contract under the dramatically changed circumstances. Development of the doctrine of frustration: prior to the doctrine of frustration a pa(cid:396)t(cid:455) to a (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)t (cid:272)ould(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:396)gue that (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ged ci(cid:396)(cid:272)u(cid:373)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:373)ade the (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)t u(cid:374)just (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause pa(cid:396)ties o(cid:271)ligatio(cid:374)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:862)a(cid:271)solute o(cid:271)ligatio(cid:374)s(cid:863). Taylor v caldwell [1861-(cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1011)(cid:1007)] all e ep (cid:1006)(cid:1008) fa(cid:272)ts: Plaintiff hired a hall for concerts but the hall burnt down before the concerts. Modern formulation of frustration: mode(cid:396)(cid:374) fo(cid:396)(cid:373)ulatio(cid:374) of the do(cid:272)t(cid:396)i(cid:374)e of f(cid:396)ust(cid:396)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)as e(cid:454)p(cid:396)essed (cid:271)(cid:455) lo(cid:396)d ad(cid:272)liffe i(cid:374) da(cid:448)is. Current position of frustration in australia: australian courts have adopted the modern doctrine of frustration as expressed in davis. Contractors: codelfa construction pty ltd v state rail authority of nsw (1982) 149 clr 337: Contract required work to be completed within 130 weeks. E(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts the (cid:272)ou(cid:396)ts ha(cid:448)e (cid:396)e(cid:272)og(cid:374)ised as (cid:396)e(cid:374)de(cid:396)i(cid:374)g a (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)t (cid:862)(cid:396)adi(cid:272)all(cid:455) diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) that (cid:449)hich was contemplated =
