Impossibility and Impracticability of Performance - Contract

Impossibility and Impracticability of Performance - Contract

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The video tutorial explains two key doctrines in contract law: impossibility and impracticability. Impossibility occurs when unforeseen events, like natural disasters, make it impossible to fulfill contract obligations, leading courts to relieve parties from their duties. Impracticability arises when fulfilling obligations becomes extremely difficult, causing undue hardship, and was not anticipated by the parties. In such cases, courts may also relieve parties from their contractual duties.

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What factors must be considered for a situation to qualify as impracticability?

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3 mins • 1 pt

What does it mean for a contract to be commercially unfeasible?

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