This post in details will explain Contract Agreement & Breach of Contract in Bangladesh and remedies and consquences with detailed definitions and infographics, i.e will provide a complete overview of Contract Law in Bangladesh and everything you need to know about contracts and breach of contracts.

Definition of Contract in regards to Law of Bangladesh 

Things the innocent party can do in breach of a contract in Bangladesh

Contract terms, contracting parties rights and obligations and the effects of breach or violation of contract can be found in the 1872 Contract Act. The innocent party can lodge a claim for:

• Specific performance of contracts
• Compensation
• Revocation of contracts after breach of contract

Compensatory Damage:
Upon breach of a contract, the party suffering from such breach shall be entitled to receive compensation from the wrongdoer. The Court is likely to conduct 3-tier tests in awarding the compensation as stipulated below:

• Has there been a breach of contract? The answer is Yes.
• Has there been a failure or injury arising from that breach? Yes should be the resolution.
• Is the damage too remote? Answer is No.
  
  Final Stage: Court grants damages determining the loss number.

Now the consequences of the breach of contract and remedies available in Bangladeshi contract law.

A. Cases in which specific performance enforceable according to the Contract Law of Bangladesh

Specific performance of any contract may be imposed at the Court’s discretion-

1. Where the act agreed to be performed is in the service of a trust;
2. Where there is no criterion for assessing the actual damage caused by the act agreed to be performed;
3. Where the essence of the act agreed to be performed is such that monetary compensation for its failure to perform would not be sufficient
4. When it is probable that monetary compensation cannot be obtained for the non-performance of the act agreed to be done.

   Since the order of particular performance is voluntary, the Court is not obligated to grant such relief merely because it is lawful to do so.

The following contracts cannot be specifically enforceable-

How ‘Counsels Law Partners’ help one of the contracting party in any agreement in Bangladesh

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Contracts which is not enforceable according to the Contract Law of Bangladesh:

• A contract for the non-performance of which compensation in cash is an adequate relief;
• A contract which encompasses such a minute or numerous details, or which is so dependent on the parties ‘ personal qualifications, or otherwise by its nature, that the Court can not endorse the specific performance of its material conditions;
• A contact with the duration of which the Court can not find reasonableContract for Sale: If the seller and buyer agree to sell or buy the property at a later stage, the seller and buyer must enter into a contract for sale.
• A agreement establishes a contractual responsibility between the buyer and the seller, and
• A contract for sale does not change ownership of the property. A sales contract in the sub-registry should be registered.
• A contract made by trustees either in excess of their powers of in breach of their trust;
• A contract concluded by or on behalf of a corporation or public company founded for special purposes or by the promoters of such a company which exceeds its powers;
• A contract whose performance involves the performance of a continuous duty stretching over a period of more than 3 years from its date; and
• A contract in respect of which a substantial part of the subject matter is deemed to be performed by both parties

B. Monetary Compensation in Contract Agreement & Breach of Contract in Bangladesh

1. Monetary compensation for loss or damage incurred by infringement:

When a contract has been violated, the party arising from such violation is entitled to receive compensation from the party violating the contract for any loss or damage resulting from such infringement, which inevitably resulted from such infringement in the normal course of events.
This compensation shall not be provided for any loss or damage caused internally or indirectly because of the breach.

2. Compensation for violation of the contract: 
Where a penalty has been levied for infringement of the contract, where a sum is specified in the contract as the amount to be paid in the event of such infringement, or where the contract includes any other clause by way of penalty, the party complaining of the infringement is entitled to receive from the contract, whether or not the actual damage or loss has been found to have been incurred thereby. The innocent party may also demand the section interest on the amount listed above.

C. Contract withdrawal

  Any person interested in a contract in writing may sue for having it withdrawn, and such withdrawal may be permitted by the Court in the following cases–where the contract is invalid or terminable by the plaintiff; where the contract is unlawful for reasons not apparent to the plaintiff and the defendant is more to blame than the plaintiff; where there is a decree for a contract specific;

Contract Agreement & Breach of Contract in Bangladesh Services By Counsels Law Partners

At Counsels Law Partners, as the leading law firm in Dhaka, we also already supported our clients in securing the full compensation for a broken contract by means of out – of-court settlement or litigation. We will inform our clients with full clarity on the steps that need to be taken to minimize the damage caused by the breach and also enable them to obtain the best possible solution in the event of damage that has already been sustained in Contract Agreement & Breach of Contract in Bangladesh.