It is only in the rarest circumstances that a court will deem a contract to be discharged by Frustration.' Discuss, explaining when the doctrine of frustration will apply to terminate a contract.

... Full Time Coursework Assignment - Semester 1 Student Number: 0523961 Course Title: LLDip/CPE Module Title: Contract Law Word Count: 2744 Essay Title 'It is only in the rarest circumstances that a court will deem a contract to be discharged by Frustration.' Discuss, explaining when the doctrine of frustration will apply to terminate a contract. The common law doctrine of Frustration generally operates to discharge contractual obligations when, through no fault of either party, a supervening event occurs which renders performance of a contract physically, commercially or legally impossible, or where the obligations of the contract are radically different from those which were originally agreed. At first glance, it would seem that the guidance is clear; frustration will be invoked in rare occasions that fall under the categories above, however, as no definitive list of frustrating events exists and since the doctrine has developed over the years on a case by case basis, it is far from clear

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