{"id":7963,"date":"2023-10-12T11:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/breaking-a-contract-before-its-term-resolutory-clause-vs-unilateral-rescission\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T15:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:51:05","slug":"breaking-a-contract-before-its-term-resolutory-clause-vs-unilateral-rescission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/en\/breaking-a-contract-before-its-term-resolutory-clause-vs-unilateral-rescission\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking a contract before its term: resolutory clause vs. unilateral rescission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7963\" class=\"elementor elementor-7963 elementor-6026\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2195b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e2195b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dae309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dae309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p>Business contracts are often lengthy, and it is not uncommon for one party to wish to terminate the contract early.<\/p>\n    <p>In such a case, the party wishing to break the contract usually refers to the clauses provided for.<\/p>\n    <p>In most cases, the contract provides for :<\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li>a duration clause, which stipulates that the contract is for a fixed term and is tacitly renewable, unless terminated before the end of the term;<\/li>\n        <li>a so-called &#8220;resolutory&#8221; clause, which lists a series of situations in which a party may terminate the contract before its term.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>The resolutory clause, which lists an exhaustive number of situations in which it can be invoked, seems to be the only solution for breaking the contract.<\/p>\n    <p>In this situation, the party experiencing a situation not covered by the resolutory clause may feel that he has no solution at his disposal. But this is not the case. <\/p>\n    <p>Article 1224 of the French Civil Code provides that a contract may be unilaterally terminated by any party who has suffered a &#8220;sufficiently serious breach&#8221;.<\/p>\n    <p>The order of the termination options set out in this article left some doubt as to whether a contract could be unilaterally terminated when a resolutory clause existed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcdd14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fcdd14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6c649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b6c649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/break-2022-11-09-06-27-53-utc-1024x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/break-2022-11-09-06-27-53-utc-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/break-2022-11-09-06-27-53-utc-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/break-2022-11-09-06-27-53-utc-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/break-2022-11-09-06-27-53-utc-1536x800.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.avocat-desrumaux.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/break-2022-11-09-06-27-53-utc-2048x1067.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff298da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff298da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06d5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06d5b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p><strong>New legal twist:<\/strong> The French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) ruled on June 8, 2023 that the existence of a clause in the contract does not prevent the parties from having recourse to the mechanism of unilateral rescission.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> unilateral termination is subject to certain conditions, as non-performance must be sufficiently serious.<\/p>\n    <p>It may therefore be necessary to send a formal notice to your co-contractor in advance, to demand that he or she respect his or her commitments.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>DESRUMAUX AVOCATS<\/strong> can help you negotiate a contract or break one.<\/p>\n    <p>Staying well-informed and well advised are essential if you are to evolve serenely in the complex world of business contracts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business contracts are often lengthy, and it is not uncommon for one party to wish to terminate the contract early. 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