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Repudiation This Practice Note addresses repudiation and clarifies what constitutes a repudiatory breach of contract. It outlines how such a breach strikes at the heart of the agreement and the courses open to the innocent party following the other party’s repudiation, namely choosing to accept the repudiatory breach and treat the contract as terminated, or alternatively to affirm the agreement. The Practice Note also sets out the concept of anticipatory breach of contract and considers when that, too, may amount to a repudiatory breach. The right to terminate for a repudiatory breach arises at common law and is a technically demanding area, extensively illustrated by case law. A party contemplating termination for another party’s repudiatory breach is advised to proceed with care. Termination on this basis is not a risk‑free approach, and every matter must be assessed on its particular facts. Where a party purports to terminate for the other party’s repudiatory breach but the circumstances ultimately do not in fact constitute a repudiation, the very act of terminating...

In breach of contract disputes, the central enquiry is whether the term said to be broken empowers the innocent party to: terminate the contract for breach and recover damages (or choose to affirm the contract, notwithstanding the breach, and still pursue damages), or seek damages The outcome hinges on whether the relevant term operates as a condition or a warranty, or whether the character and effects of the breach are sufficiently grave to amount to a repudiation of the agreement. This is the purpose of the classification of terms in contractual disputes. For guidance on distinguishing terms from representations, and on when and how express and implied provisions are incorporated into a contract, see Practice Notes: Contract interpretation—when is a statement a representation or a contractual term? Contract interpretation—express terms in contracts Contract interpretation—terms implied by fact Contract interpretation—terms implied by law Contract interpretation—terms implied by custom and usage What is classification...