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The article focuses on specific performance in Canada. Topics include common law in Canada, equitable remedies in specific performance cases, and damages for loss of opportunity. Information is provided on damages in lieu of specific performance, the affirming of contracts, and the efficient breach of contract theory.

The article discusses the the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in the 2012 case Southcott Estate Inc. v. Toronto District School Board which deals with the legal doctrines of specific performance and mitigation of damages in relation to the purchase and development of residential properties in Toronto, Ontario. Breach of contract, a defendant's alleged failure to perform under a contract, and the repudiation of a contract are examined. A comparison of Canadian and English law is also provided.

The article suggests that recognition of remedial terms agreed inter parties could help strengthen the protection for the contractual performance interest. It is stated that agreed remedies refer to the principle of freedom of contract in which contracting parties are entitled to develop mutual rights and duties. It notes that remedies including specific performance, cost of cure damages and penalties could be negotiable, which gives greater assurance that the promisee will received the expected performance.

Defines eight basic personal computer (PC) personalities from a study of the work habits of dozens of Win95 users. Carl the `Keyboard Quickie'; `Mouse Maniac' Mary; Colin the `Command Line Commander'; `Shortcut Showoff' Steve; Simon the `Start Menu Maven'; `Folder Fanatic' Frank; `Explorer' Ed; Michael the `Minimalist'; Identifying the work patterns that work for you.

Comments on the unveiling of a prototype for the first commercially available database of performance-based specifications at the 41st annual convention of the Construction Specifications Institute. Where the convention was held; Who developed the system; Information on the system.

The article focuses on the British court case Ashworth v. Royal National Theatre, which dealt with specific performance in artistic contracts. Topics include the termination of artistic contracts by the contracting party, the British Musicians’ Union (MU), and the grating of interim relief. Information is provided on the challenges to quantifying economic loss.

The article presents information on nurse Caroline Mardi's bitter experience of singing. When Caroline Mardi recently took the stage at a festival in Quebec City to sing the Canadian national anthem, the 25-year-old nurse felt a wave of panic. Since then, she's had to deal with paralyzing flashbacks from a past performance that went horribly wrong. It was singing the American and Canadian National Anthems at an ice-hockey game between the two rival countries. The article also offers some tips from experts to get through one's own crisis.

Looks at innovations in personal computers that are centered around a service-based approach to computing. How the service-based process is like those of cellular phone services; WorldGate Communications and its TV On-line (TVOL); TVOL's use of uniform resource locators (URL); Possibility of free notebooks; Availability of private secure data storage on the Internet.

The article discusses the court case Beidel v. Sideline Software Inc., in which Beidel accused Sideline of delaying his termination until the agreed-upon stock price of stock repurchase agreement expired. Topics mentioned include Sideline's claim for summary judgment, the good-faith agreement between the parties, and whether the requirements for specific performance had been met.

The article focuses on historical court records of Travis County in Texas, including a Travis County District Court Minute Book detailing cases heard between 1850 and 1853. Information is provided on the confirmation of Austin as the state capital, land disputes between residents, and specific performance actions.

The article discusses various considerations that coaches must conceive when breaking a contract in the U.S. It cites the typical legal remedies in a breach of contract which include money damages, consequential damage or rescission of the contract. It presents a scenario wherein a party may seek specific performance of the contract. Reasons for the court's refusal to grant specific performance on personal service contracts are cited.