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FRUSTRATING EVENT [3 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

A number of difficulties arise. The first is the problem of what constitutes a frustrating event in a land sale case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

événement entraînant l'inexécutabilité du contrat : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

Where an event or circumstances, completely unforeseen, makes it impossible for the contract to be completed, then the contract is frustrated. Funds paid are recoverable and funds due for payment do not have to be paid. Such events as sickness, war, third party interference, legislation will have the effect of frustrating a contract. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

inexécutabilité : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'acès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

A party cannot rely on "self-induced frustration, that is, on frustration due to his own conduct or to the conduct of those for whom he is responsible. "The doctrine of frustration obviously does not protect a party whose own breach of contract actually is, or brings about, the frustrating event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

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