This Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes to the core of the contract and the options or remedies available to an innocent party as a result of the other party鈥檚 repudiation, which include either accepting the repudiatory breach and treating the contract as ended, or affirming the contract. This Practice Note explains the meaning of an anticipatory breach of contract and considers when that may also be a repudiatory breach.
Termination for repudiatory breach is a common law right and a complex area of law, well documented with cases. If a party is seeking to terminate a contract for another party鈥檚 repudiatory breach the advice is to proceed with caution. It is not a risk-free strategy for termination, and each case should be evaluated on its own facts.
Where a party purports to terminate a contract for the repudiatory breach of another party and the circumstances turn out not to amount to a repudiation, the act of termination could mean that the terminating
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What does Contract mean?
A contract is a legally binding promise (oral or in writing) by one person to fulfil an obligation to another person in return for consideration. A binding contract comprises four elements: offer, acceptance, consideration and intention to create legal relations.
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