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Singapore repudiatory breach

MFM Restaurants Pte Ltd v Fish & Co Restaurants Pte Ltd

[2011] 1 SLR 150
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Renunciation as a form of repudiatory breach requires a clear and unequivocal refusal to perform contractual obligations.

Key Principle

repudiatory breach; renunciation requires clear and unequivocal refusal to perform

Area of Law

Contract and Interpretation

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