In contract law, rescission
(to rescind or set aside
a contract) refers to the cancellation of the
contract between the parties. This is done to
bring the parties as far as possible to the
position they were before they entered into a
contract. This an equitable remedy and is
discretionary. The court may decline to rescind a
contract if one party has affirmed the contract
by his action (see Long v Lloyd) or a third party
has acquired some rights or there has been
substantial performance in implementing the
contract.
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