What constitutes breach of contract?

[blaeey]

If a pianist slipped and broke her wrist (due to no fault of her own) and could not perform in a concert, would that constitute breach of contract? Would the outcome be any different under scottish law?

[mads]

The pianist's argument would be that her contractual obligations are excused under the doctrine of impossibility. This goes back to Taylor v. Caldwell, which should be in your textbook.

[syvwkh]

No, there is a 'reasonable' reason for her not performing