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Vitiating factors, discharge and remedies

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  1. Rosa signs a guarantee for her husband's company debts on the basis of his assurance. The bank did not check that she had independent advice. Under Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge, what must the bank…
  2. A person signs a contract after being told that his family would be harmed unless he did so. Which doctrine applies?
  3. Two parties contract for the sale of a painting that, unknown to both, had been destroyed by fire before the contract. What is the effect under the common law of common mistake, as applied in Great Pe…
  4. The Frustrated Contracts Act 1943 applies after frustration. Which statement is correct?
  5. In Taylor v Caldwell, a music hall was destroyed by fire before the contract date. What is the legal effect?
  6. A seller informs a buyer a week before delivery that he will not deliver the goods at all. What may the buyer do?
  7. Applying Hadley v Baxendale, for which losses can a claimant recover in contract?
  8. A buyer hired a machine for a special job. The supplier did not know of that job. The machine failed and the buyer lost a very large profit on the job. Which statement best describes the recoverabilit…
  9. A contract provides that the buyer pays £50,000 if he delays completion by a week. The sum greatly exceeds any likely loss but the seller has a commercial interest. Following Cavendish Square v Makdes…
  10. Which remedy is available at the court's discretion where damages would not be an adequate remedy for breach of contract to sell a unique piece of land?
  11. A claimant suffers loss from a breach but takes no reasonable steps to reduce it. What is the effect on damages?

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