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Bruckner (Howard Law) Contracts 2024

S22 Final exam hypo

Frustration question

This is part of Q1 from the S22 exam. There are other questions that you could address, including:

  • What law governs?
  • Is John entitled to reasonable notice of termination? If so, does two weeks qualify?
  • If John likely to succeed if he argues he should be excused from performing his obligations pursuant to his two-year or five-year leases because of frustration of purpose?
  • Assess the likelihood that John would succeed in any action for promissory estoppel against Amazing related to his two-year and five-year leases.