Business Law: Exploring Breach of Contract and Available Remedies

This report delves into a business law case involving a breach of contract between Raymond, a consultant, and Samantha, an artist. It explores the remedies available to Raymond, including damages and specific performance, considering scenarios where Samantha initially paid a partial amount and when Raymond requested a different settlement. The report analyzes the legal positions of both parties, offering advice to Samantha on avoiding such situations. It examines contract law principles, emphasizing fairness and transparency in business transactions. The discussion covers various remedies, such as damages, recession of contract, repudiation, and specific performance, and applies these to the case scenario. The analysis includes a discussion of reliance loss and its implications, referencing the Anglia Television v Reed case to support the arguments. The conclusion reinforces the importance of legal guidance and processes in business to protect organizations and individuals from unfair practices.

Business Law

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Breach of Contractual relationships and the remedies associated with the same.......................3
Advice provided to Raymond on the possible remedies that can be availed by him..................3
Would there be a difference in answer if Samantha had paid £200 to Raymond three weeks
prior and would Raymond agree to the same?............................................................................4
What would be the legal position if Raymond had requested a £400 payment from Samantha
as full and final settlement?.........................................................................................................5
Advice that can be given to Samantha........................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
Books and Journals.....................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Business laws is defined as the laws that regulate the standard of enterprise actions and
functions in the several nation of company undertaking. An company is awaited to compel with
the laws of business so for contain its enterprise dealings and functions swimmingly and finely
in its various marketplace demesne . Morality are defined as the the most and much important
and salient component of structure social control as they alleviate in leading and directing the
actions and the tag of doings of workers and manpower of the company (Cowton, Dempsey and
Sorell, 2019). This is much needed for the companies function to integrated ethical
argumentation and process in its functions because to boost the operations of the enterprise in an
honourable and corrected mode in the market. This writing focussing on the lawsuit script that
incorporates written agreement law and the redress subordinate with similar in lawsuit of the rift
of undertake.
MAIN BODY
Breach of Contractual relationships and the remedies associated with the same.
Case Scenario: Raymond worked have taken a part time job in a firm with some
accountants in taxation department. Along with this he own a solely consultancy business which
is completely managed and controlled by him. In the meantime, Raymond got into a contract
with an struggling artist Samantha and agreed to prepare drafts for last three years for an earning
amount of £800. After the completion of the work, Samantha informed Raymond about his
inability to pay the pre decided amount but could only pay him an amount of £200 as an
settlement matter (Hunter, 2016). Raymond agreed to this and accepted the amount. Later on,
Samantha sold her latest painting for £20,000 as result of her increased appreciation of her
effective work in the marketplace. Also, Raymond got to know about this from the newspaper
and he decided to get his remaining due amount of £600 from her.
Advice provided to Raymond on the possible remedies that can be availed by him.
Contract laws are designed with a purpose of ensuring fairness and transparency in the
monetary transactions performed during the course of the business organisations. The contracts
are considered as a two way agreement between both the parties who have agreed to enter into
contract with specific condition bounded on them. The violation of the contract by any one of the
party will results in breach of contract. Moreover, Remedies can be defined as the redress-al

options available for the suffered party to claim the compensation of the causes affected to him.
In relation to this, the contract provides numerous remedies for the suffered party and Raymond
can use the following remedies:
Damages: This remedy is applicable in case of breach of contract by any one of the
parties who have entered into a contract (Mboga, 2017). This act as a weapon that protects the
interest of the suffered party against the damages and consequences caused due to the other
party. The damage is compensated by the other party in monetary terms like the party to contract
provide the compensation for the cause of the breach of contract. This remedial alternative
protects the right of the consumer against any injustice or injury to be suffered to them.
Recession of contract: If any one of the party refuses to perform their respective as
mentioned in the contract, then the other party can take action against the party by either
punishing the party in front of law or by rescinding the contract.
Repudiation: It is a remedy provided to the suffered party as a solution to loss caused
due to the other party either by way of demanding the compensation or by providing the right to
dissolve the contract.
Specific Performance: In this the court order the party who have breached the contract
to complete their obligations mentioned in the contract.
Would there be a difference in answer if Samantha had paid £200 to Raymond three weeks prior
and would Raymond agree to the same?
 In this case scenario, Samantha have paid £200 to Raymond three weeks prior the closure
of the contract. Under this circumstances, the contract is considered to be null and void
due to the acceptance of the £200 amount by Raymond (Murphy and Murray, 2017). As
the amount given by Samantha is considered as the final settlement of the contract which
is closed by both the parties fairly and smoothly. Raymond must have understood the
inability of Samantha to pay the full amount prescribed in the contract. As she was not in
the position to pay that is why she have paid only £200 to him. Also, with the acceptance
of the amount by Raymond, there will be no question of breach of contract from
Samantha's end as she have clearly mentioned her perspective.
 The another thing is that Raymond must not have agreed to accept the amount of £200
from Samantha as full settlement. He must have raised the question at that time only.
Also, he should not have completed the work allotted to him where he is not getting

payment for it. In addition to this, he can also sue the other party with the claim that
Samantha have changed the terms and conditions of the contract in the midway with his
disagreement to accept that. Lastly, Raymond must have left the work in the middle after
Samantha have told him about his inability to pay the full amount for the work mentioned
in the contract (Nguyen and Tran, 2018).
What would be the legal position if Raymond had requested a £400 payment from Samantha as
full and final settlement?
In relation with the given scenario, the damages caused that will be taken into
consideration which explained that the amount can be claimed with the help of numerous reason
such as Bargain, reliance loss, discomfort, disappointment or inconvenience. In the current case,
reliance loss have been considered which states that the damages associated will place the
claimant in a position to compensate for the loss before the contract of law. In order to explain
this, the case of Anglia Television vs reed have been undertaken. According to this case, Reed
was working for Anglia Television and unexpectedly Reed took an exit from the show due to
which Anglia was unable to find any replacement foe the same (Popescu, 2017). Due to which
Anglia had to withdrew the play which have incurred an expense of amount £2,750. In this
relation, the reliance loss is applicable which states that Anglia deserve an compensation for the
loss incurred on the basis of the breach of contract form the Reed's side. Anglia can ask for the
recovery amount from Reed and if Reed disagree to pay then Anglia can take Reed to the court
of law with the accusation of breach of contract.
Advice that can be given to Samantha
One leading advise and proposal that might be gives to Samantha to prevent and keep
herself in these fortune and conditions, she might be provide many assorted options share to
the organisation that can move and will have consequence in the nothing and empty of the
active undertake (Bellemare and Lim, 2018). This scheme of giving and share an offer on
already active written agreement will cause to the liquefaction of the latter written agreement and
credence of the current substance . There are one more choice accessible to Samantha and that
is, she have to be cautious in respect to going into a written agreement with the another person
or company. She have to compel to her prospect create to the further organisation and should not
give up at the end moment of time. These determination of not giving the total amount cause to
harmful impacts on the representation of the company. So to hold up and control a groovy

reputation and to avoid and stay far from unneeded judicature and lawful string, she should
evaluate before entering towards the this written agreement and increase a penetrating about her
that whether Samantha will be capable to set the status and situations integrated in the written
agreement (Solove and Citron, 2017). If yes, then Samantha will coming into the written
agreement. In lawsuit , if she cannot accomplish the status and situations connected with the
written agreement, Samantha should not coming into the new one contracts.
CONCLUSION
From the above information it has been concluded that in to defend the organisation and
parties from some kind of partial way and activity, the authorities has diode definite judicial
guidance and process and had create it mandatory for the enterprise company to displace its
transaction within the aforesaid. The law of Contract is one judicial social control that escort the
structure and manners, in that enterprise organisation can trade in the industry surroundings and
discourtesy or misdemeanour of some of the measures declared in the aggregation can cause to
the judicial activity and actions towards the non payment organisation and affair who have been
gratify in working the similar . Legal remediation also show a critical function in developing the
involvement of the organisation in the company as they show a opportunity garrison he
enterprise organisation to assertion what they deserve.

REFERENCES
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Murphy, C. and Murray, D., 2017. After the Crash: Examining Pedagogical Approaches to
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Popescu, D. I., 2017. Social Responsibility and Business Ethics: V. The Faces of Social
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Solove, D. J. and Citron, D. K., 2017. Risk and anxiety: A theory of data-breach harms. Tex. L.
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