Performance, Remedies, and Discharge

Performance, Discharge & Remedies – Contract Law Flowchart

Master the rules of performance, termination, frustration, and remedies in English & Welsh contract law.
This Performance, Discharge & Remedies Flowchart visually maps out the legal principles governing how contracts are completed, ended, or remedied when things go wrong. Designed for law students, tutors, and legal professionals, this chart turns dense case law and statutory rules into a clear, exam-ready reference.

📘 Key Topics Covered:

• Performance of Contracts – Doctrine of complete performance (Cutter v Powell), partial performance, substantial performance (Hoenig v Isaacs, Bolton v Mahadera), divisible obligations, wrongful prevention, and acceptance of partial performance

• Discharge of Contracts – By agreement, breach (conditions, warranties, innominate terms), anticipatory breach, and frustration (Taylor v Caldwell, Krell v Henry, Davis Contractors)

• Frustration – Grounds, limitations, self-induced frustration, foreseeability, force majeure clauses, and the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943

• Contract Remedies –

  • Common Law Remedies: Action for agreed sum, damages, restitution (British Steel v Cleveland Bridge)

  • Equitable Remedies: Specific performance, injunctions, and restitutionary claims

  • Quantum meruit claims and unjust enrichment

• Case Law Highlights – Paradine v Jane, Fibrosa v Fairburn, Warner Bros v Nelson, Foakes v Beer, Page One Records v Britton

✅ Perfect For:

• Law students (LLB, GDL, SQE, A-levels) revising contract law problem questions

• Tutors & lecturers presenting contract remedies and discharge topics

• Solicitors & paralegals needing quick-reference material

• Anyone studying for UK law exams who wants a clear, structured overview