When contracts for the sale of land go wrong

An innocent party faced with a breach of a contract for the sale of land will have to decide whether the breach enables them to escape the contract and claim damages or whether they can instead compel the defaulting party to complete. In this talk, Lord Justice Newey and Nat Duckworth KC will consider a range of issues, including when a party is truly ‘ready willing and able’ to complete, the impact of judgments such as Olam Global Agri Pte Ltd v Holbud Ltd [2025] EWHC 3187 (Comm) on the quantification of damages, and the availability of specific performance as a remedy for both vendors and purchasers.