EBA Breakfast Briefing: Specific Performance of Contracts for Personal Service

Date: Thursday 23rd April 2026

Location: Gaffney Room & Online

Start time: 8.30am - A light breakfast will be served from 8am

Speakers:

Marcus Dowling SC

This talk considered the principle that Courts will not normally grant specific performance of contracts for personal service.

1 CPD Point*

Please find slides and further case studies below.

M Dowling Slides.pdf

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O'Donovan v OverC.pdf

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buttimer.pdf

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Paul Nolan v Emo Oil Services Limited.pdf

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Laurence Kearney (appellant) v Byrne Wallace (respondent).pdf

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Warren v Mendy and another [1989] 3 All ER 103.pdf

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uksc_2022_0133_judgment_1c3393923c.pdf

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Geys v Société Générale, London Branch [2013] 1 AC 523.pdf

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Ashworth and others.pdf

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Jenvey v Australian Broadcasting Corpn [2003] ICR 79.pdf

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