LAWS105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Specific Performance
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Discharge by agreement: the(cid:396)e a(cid:396)e 2 wa(cid:455)s a (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)t (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e dis(cid:272)ha(cid:396)ged (cid:271)(cid:455) ag(cid:396)ee(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: The new agreement must meet all the criteria of a binding contract. So - unless the new contract is made by deed, consideration must be provided by both parties. Termination by separate agreement: where neither party has fully performed their contractual obligations: Fitzgerald v masters (1956) 95 clr 420 was concerned with whether a contract was abandoned (in this case, there was not abandonment). Facts: maste(cid:396)s (cid:894)r(cid:895) (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)ted with f (cid:894)de(cid:272)eased(cid:895) fo(cid:396) t(cid:396)a(cid:374)sfe(cid:396) of a(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)est i(cid:374) f"s fa(cid:396)(cid:373) R and f were to work in partnership. R to work part of the land and make payment and f to subsequently transfer land to r. R paid su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tial su(cid:373) (cid:271)ut (cid:272)eased pa(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t at f"s (cid:396)e(cid:395)uest (cid:894)fo(cid:396) ta(cid:454) (cid:396)easo(cid:374)s(cid:895) Partnership broke down and r left farm several years later and 26 years later (after f died) r sought specific perfo(cid:396)(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e agai(cid:374)st f"s e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uto(cid:396)s.
