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Chapter 6

Condition:

 A vital term of the contract

 Innocent party has the choice of cancelling the contract and claiming damages
or continuing with the contract and claiming damages

Warranty:

 A less important term which is incidental to the main purpose of the contract.

 Only remedy for breach is a claim for damages.

If it is unclear whether the term should be a condition or a warranty then the courts
will classify the term according to the consequences of a breach.

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