‘Frustration is a common law doctrine where a contract is treated as discharged by operation of law when an event has occurred which renders continued performance impossible, illegal or radically different to that contemplated by the parties when they entered into the contract. The doctrine was first established in Taylor v Caldwell (1863) 3 B&S 826, where a music hall had been destroyed by fire, but has developed thereafter.’
3PB, May 2020
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
