Frustration: When can a construction contract be frustrated?

Brabners LLP | September 2021 #390
Proving that a contract is frustrated is never an easy task. The chances of success are dependent upon the facts of the particular matter, but assistance can be found in the case law, as Jennie Jones and Thomas Booth find out The primary way of recovering monies as a result of frustration is pursuant to …

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Student lettings: Frustration and the pandemic

Ten Old Square | March 2021 #385
David Schmitz considers instances in which it could be argued that Covid-19 has caused the frustration of some leases and other contracts for student lettings Lettings of student accommodation may sometimes be frustrated where Covid has made in-person learning impossible for a large part of the term of the letting. In National Carriers Ltd. v …

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