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When one party to a contract does not perform his duties they are in breach of contract and there are legal implications. Each party to a contract makes a promise to either perform a certain duty or pay a certain amount. If one party fails to act as promised, and the other party has fulfilled the duties under the contract, the other party is entitled to legal relief. When one party has breached the contract, the party who has performed is entitled to various remedies for the breach.

* Consequential damages - This requires the breaching party to pay the non-breaching party an amount that puts the non-breaching party in the same position they would have been in if the contract was performed

* Punitive damages - Courts can force the breaching party to make a payment as a punishment for the breach of contract

* Liquidated damages - The parties agree, at the time they make the contract, that if one party breaches the contract, the breaching party should pay a specified sum. Thus, this is an amount written in the contract

* Nominal damages - This is a minimal amount provided to the non-breaching party if that party won the case but did not financially lose much

In certain situations, they can also get specific performance of the contract.

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