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CA Foundation Breach of Contract and its Remedies — practice questions — page 3

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Which circumstance generally defeats specific performance?Read the answer and worked solution →Specific performance is generally unavailable for shares that are what?Read the answer and worked solution →At common law, a claimant's rights were limited to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which remedy can bar an employee from working for a rival when specific performance fails?Read the answer and worked solution →Liquidated damages are an amount that the parties fix when?Read the answer and worked solution →Damages that are uncertain or depend on contingencies are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →At common law a liquidated damages clause fails when its purpose is to do what?Read the answer and worked solution →A liquidated sum must approximate likely loss assessed when?Read the answer and worked solution →A contractor quits a school job midway. For work done, he claims on what basis?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which circumstance generally defeats specific performance?

  1. Damages are inadequate
  2. The goods are rare antiques
  3. The land is quite unique
  4. Severe hardship to defendant
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Correct answer: D. Severe hardship to defendant

A court will refuse the order if enforcing the contract would cause severe hardship to the defendant.

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Specific performance is generally unavailable for shares that are what?

  1. Freely traded in the market
  2. Registered in two names
  3. Issued at a share premium
  4. Held by company promoters
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Correct answer: A. Freely traded in the market

Such shares can be bought elsewhere on the market, so damages are an adequate remedy.

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At common law, a claimant's rights were limited to what?

  1. Rescission of contract
  2. An injunction order
  3. An award of damages
  4. Specific performance
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Correct answer: C. An award of damages

Only courts of equity later added specific performance, so common law offered damages alone.

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