TOPIC 2: ASSIGNMENT FOR THE LAW OF CONTRACT 2023

“ WITH COVID-19 BEING DECLARED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE POTENTIAL IMPACT

ON A PARTY’S ABILITY TO PERFORM IN TERMS OF A CONTRACT IS FAR-REACHING.
UNCONTROLLABLE VARIABLES ARISING FROM COVID-19 PREVENT MANY PARTIES
FROM MEETING THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.”

IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT, YOU MUST ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND

DISCUSS THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE MODERN DAY LAW OF CONTRACT. THE
BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF GUIDELINES OF HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR
ASSIGNMENT. YOU MAY USE YOUR OWN HEADINGS, HOWEVER, ENSURE IT IS
RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC DISCUSSED.
1. EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 HAD ON THE TRADITIONAL
MANNER IN WHICH CONTRACTS ARE CONCLUDED?

2. NAME THE PROVISIONS OF A CONTRACT WHICH WERE MOSTLY

IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

3. EXPLAIN THE CHANGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROUGHT ABOUT

IN TERMS OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS BETWEEN PARTIES?

4. EXPLAIN WHETHER THE APPLICATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS

TOGETHER WITH THE CONCEPT OF UBUNTU HAD AN EFFECT ON THE
RELAXATION OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC.

5. CONCLUDING REMARKS

6. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY- ONLY ONE MEMBER PER GROUP TO

SUBMIT. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

7. SUBMISSION DATE: 5 MAY 2023 FROM 8H00-13H00 ON IKAMVA.

8. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

9. GROUPS ARE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE EITHER OF THE TWO TOPICS WHICH

FIT THEIR PREFERENCE.