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Amid the complexities of conducting business during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these two complimentary Practical Law<\/a> resources have been packaged to help you refresh your understanding and application of frustration of contracts following the pandemic.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Contracts in Australia and around the world have been impacted by the measures and restrictions that governments are implementing to reduce the rapid spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A contract may be discharged on the ground of frustration when something occurs after the formation of the contract which renders it impossible to fulfil or transforms the obligation to perform into a radically different obligation from that undertaken at the moment of entry into the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s included in the toolkit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Resource 1: Frustration of contracts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This note outlines the rules governing the doctrine of frustration. It describes the origins of the doctrine and the legal test that applies to frustration, including the circumstances in which it will be considered “impossible” to perform a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resource 2: Notice of frustration of contract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this template letter with accompanying drafting notes, one party to an agreement gives notice to the counterparty that the contract has been frustrated and is discharged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These resources are accurate at the time of publication and are written by Practical Law\u2019s experienced team<\/a> of 30+ in-house legal writers that create and maintain resources so that you can respond quickly and effectively as regulation updates unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Refresh your understanding of frustration of contracts with Practical Law’s complimentary toolkit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":6560,"template":"","categories":[647,625],"tags":[143,1703,1702,425],"resource_type":[633],"insight_job_role":[598,1573],"insight_practice_area":[579,1516],"class_list":["entry","author-practicallawwritingteam","has-excerpt","post-6551","insight_resource","type-insight_resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","category-legal-research","category-research-and-know-how","tag-contracts","tag-dyco-hotels-pty-ltd-v-laundy-hotels","tag-frustration-of-contracts","tag-practical-law","resource_type-toolkit","insight_job_role-in-house-lawyer","insight_job_role-lawyer","insight_practice_area-commercial-law","insight_practice_area-commercial-real-estate","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nToolkit: Frustration of Contracts Following the COVID-19 Outbreak<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Refresh your understanding of frustration of contracts and how the concept has been applied in the context of the pandemic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/frustrationof-contracts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Toolkit: Frustration of Contracts Following the COVID-19 Outbreak\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Refresh your understanding of frustration of contracts and how the concept has been applied in the context of the pandemic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/frustrationof-contracts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TR - 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