Discharge | OCR A-Level Law (H418)
Discharge
- 31 questions
- 2 subtopics
- Component 4: The law of contract, one of the two third-paper options
- Component 4
How a contract comes to an end, whether properly or otherwise..
It covers discharge by frustration and discharge by performance and breach.
Sample questions from Discharge
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Discharge by frustration
What is frustration of purpose as a ground for claiming frustration?
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Frustration of purpose occurs where the commercial purpose of the contract becomes impossible, even though physical performance remains possible. -
Discharge by frustration
What does the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 allow parties to claim?
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It allows recovery of money paid before frustration and permits claims for expenses incurred. -
Discharge by performance and breach
Define a repudiatory breach.
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A repudiatory breach is a breach so serious that it entitles the innocent party to treat the contract as discharged and claim damages. -
Discharge by performance and breach
What is the alternative option available to an innocent party when faced with an anticipatory breach, instead of immediately accepting the breach?
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The innocent party may affirm the contract, continue to perform their own obligations, and wait until the actual date of performance before claiming breach.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Discharge by frustration | Recall questions on frustration through impossibility, supervening illegality and frustration of purpose, when a claim fails or is self-induced, and the recovery of money, expenses and valuable benefits under the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943. | 11 |
| Discharge by performance and breach | Recall questions on discharge by performance, tender, severable contracts, substantial and partial performance and delay, on repudiatory breach of conditions, warranties and innominate terms, and on anticipatory breach and the choice to accept or affirm. | 20 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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