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RDC Concrete Pte Ltd v Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd (Termination)

[2007] SGCA 39
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2007
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A party may terminate for breach where the term is a condition, the breach deprives the innocent party of substantially the whole benefit, or the breaching party renounces the contract.

Key Principle

A party may terminate for breach where the breach deprives the innocent party of substantially the whole benefit, or where the term is a condition, or where the breaching party renounces the contract.

Area of Law

contract

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