Contracts and Contract Disputes

Recent Cases on Performance and Breach of Contracts of Sale of Land

Philip Barton

Philip Barton reviews Victorian Supreme and County Court cases for approx. the last 5 years on performance and breach of contracts of sale of land including: Rescission for mistake; Rectification; Construction and interpretation of contracts; Severance of terms; Variation of contracts; Breach – the prevention principle; Anticipatory breach; Rescission for breach pursuant to notice or repudiation; Specific Performance; Forfeiture of deposit or relief against it under s. 49 of the Property Law Act 1958 (PLA)