There is nothing to excuse non-performance of contractual obligations. It is the law. That is why l believe in all cases of breach or threat to breach of contract, courts must always issue an order of specific performance." Per Lawful Defiance Lwanga Atiku, LLB II Student, Faculty of Law, Cavendish University Uganda.

Discuss this statement with reference to the defences available to an application for an order of specific performance and the major principles that courts consider before issuing the order of specific performance.