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Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943

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Resumen

The Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 reformed the consequences of frustration of contracts. At common law (Chandler v Webster), money paid before frustration was irrecoverable. The Act allows recovery of money paid and a just sum for expenses incurred.

Puntos clave

  • Money paid before frustrating event is recoverable (s.1(2))
  • Court may allow the payee to retain expenses incurred before frustration
  • Where a party has obtained a valuable benefit before frustration, the other may recover a just sum (s.1(3))
  • Does not apply to certain contracts: insurance, carriage of goods by sea, sale of specific goods that perish

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