Breach of contract and remedies

The questions

1. May/Jun 2016, Q302 marks · multiple choice

   Candidates must identify which one of the following is NOT an element of mora creditoris.Show the full questionShow less

2. May/Jun 2016, Q312 marks · multiple choice

   Thabiso and Jeffrey conclude a contract of sale in terms of which Thabiso will buy ten cases of soft drinks from Jeffrey, and agree that Thabiso will deliver the drinks at Jeffrey's place on 29 February. When Thabiso arrives to deliver the drinks, he finds the house locked with no one present to accept delivery. Candidates must select which statement correctly describes Thabiso and Jeffrey's contractual duties in this situation.Show the full questionShow less

3. May/Jun 2016, Q322 marks · multiple choice

   Morebene Park enters into an agreement with Soft Thatch, in terms of which Soft Thatch will thatch the roofs of 400 newly built bungalows. The contract stipulates the bungalows must be ready before 15 September, in time for the European holiday season starting 1 October. Soft Thatch only completes the work at the end of November, and most of the new thatch roofs leak when it rains, because Soft Thatch failed to order enough grass in time and had to wait weeks for suppliers to deliver more. Candidates must select which form(s) of breach of contract occurred in these facts.Show the full questionShow less

4. May/Jun 2016, Q332 marks · multiple choice

   Given that the legal remedies available to an innocent party upon breach of contract fall into three major categories, two of which are (a) execution of the contract and (b) cancellation of the contract, candidates must select which one of the options represents the third major category of remedies.Show the full questionShow less

5. May/Jun 2016, Q342 marks · multiple choice

   Candidates must select which one of the following statements about the exceptio non adimpleti contractus is correct.Show the full questionShow less