Agree but commercial leases are far more likely to provide for termination of the lease with penalties pre-defined. What is a judge doing in a contract dispute?
Starbucks, who is swimming in money, decides to cut and run on a contract that has a specific performance clause just because they don't like selling tea anymore.
Simon is probably going to get a nice cash windfall.
Really would like to see a copy of that contract though and it's penalties.