ABSTRACT
Although contracts are made on the basis of consensual agreement, there are a number of ways in which they can be brought to an end. This is commonly referred to as ‘discharge of a contract’. Where this occurs, each party to the agreement is effectively freed from their ongoing obligations under the contract. A contract may be discharged in a number of ways, namely, discharge by performance; repudiatory breach; by agreement; and fi nally, by frustration.
