diff --git a/libsolidity/AST.cpp b/libsolidity/AST.cpp
index 026aef975..44cf39291 100644
--- a/libsolidity/AST.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/AST.cpp
@@ -283,14 +283,6 @@ void WhileStatement::checkTypeRequirements()
 	m_body->checkTypeRequirements();
 }
 
-void Continue::checkTypeRequirements()
-{
-}
-
-void Break::checkTypeRequirements()
-{
-}
-
 void Return::checkTypeRequirements()
 {
 	if (!m_expression)
@@ -326,8 +318,6 @@ void VariableDefinition::checkTypeRequirements()
 
 void Assignment::checkTypeRequirements()
 {
-	//@todo lefthandside actually has to be assignable
-	// add a feature to the type system to check that
 	m_leftHandSide->checkTypeRequirements();
 	if (!m_leftHandSide->isLvalue())
 		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(createTypeError("Expression has to be an lvalue."));
@@ -366,8 +356,8 @@ void UnaryOperation::checkTypeRequirements()
 
 void BinaryOperation::checkTypeRequirements()
 {
-	m_right->checkTypeRequirements();
 	m_left->checkTypeRequirements();
+	m_right->checkTypeRequirements();
 	if (m_right->getType()->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(*m_left->getType()))
 		m_commonType = m_left->getType();
 	else if (m_left->getType()->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(*m_right->getType()))
@@ -446,14 +436,6 @@ void Identifier::checkTypeRequirements()
 	if (asserts(m_referencedDeclaration))
 		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalCompilerError() << errinfo_comment("Identifier not resolved."));
 
-	//@todo these dynamic casts here are not really nice...
-	// is i useful to have an AST visitor here?
-	// or can this already be done in NameAndTypeResolver?
-	// the only problem we get there is that in
-	// var x;
-	// x = 2;
-	// var y = x;
-	// the type of x is not yet determined.
 	VariableDeclaration* variable = dynamic_cast<VariableDeclaration*>(m_referencedDeclaration);
 	if (variable)
 	{
diff --git a/libsolidity/AST.h b/libsolidity/AST.h
index f42ff47d0..793ce863f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/AST.h
+++ b/libsolidity/AST.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class Continue: public Statement
 public:
 	Continue(Location const& _location): Statement(_location) {}
 	virtual void accept(ASTVisitor& _visitor) override;
-	virtual void checkTypeRequirements() override;
+	virtual void checkTypeRequirements() override {}
 };
 
 class Break: public Statement
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class Break: public Statement
 public:
 	Break(Location const& _location): Statement(_location) {}
 	virtual void accept(ASTVisitor& _visitor) override;
-	virtual void checkTypeRequirements() override;
+	virtual void checkTypeRequirements() override {}
 };
 
 class Return: public Statement
diff --git a/libsolidity/Compiler.cpp b/libsolidity/Compiler.cpp
index 654eceadb..d05552b9e 100644
--- a/libsolidity/Compiler.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/Compiler.cpp
@@ -252,17 +252,15 @@ bool Compiler::visit(WhileStatement& _whileStatement)
 
 bool Compiler::visit(Continue&)
 {
-	if (asserts(!m_continueTags.empty()))
-		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalCompilerError() << errinfo_comment("Jump tag not available for \"continue\"."));
-	m_context.appendJumpTo(m_continueTags.back());
+	if (!m_continueTags.empty())
+		m_context.appendJumpTo(m_continueTags.back());
 	return false;
 }
 
 bool Compiler::visit(Break&)
 {
-	if (asserts(!m_breakTags.empty()))
-		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalCompilerError() << errinfo_comment("Jump tag not available for \"break\"."));
-	m_context.appendJumpTo(m_breakTags.back());
+	if (!m_breakTags.empty())
+		m_context.appendJumpTo(m_breakTags.back());
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/solidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/solidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index b28b8499a..116310aed 100644
--- a/test/solidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/solidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,55 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(while_loop)
 	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(4)) == toBigEndian(u256(24)));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(break_outside_loop)
+{
+	// break and continue outside loops should be simply ignored
+	char const* sourceCode = "contract test {\n"
+							 "  function f(uint x) returns(uint y) {\n"
+							 "    break; continue; return 2;\n"
+							 "  }\n"
+							 "}\n";
+	ExecutionFramework framework;
+	framework.compileAndRun(sourceCode);
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(0)) == toBigEndian(u256(2)));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(nested_loops)
+{
+	// tests that break and continue statements in nested loops jump to the correct place
+	char const* sourceCode = "contract test {\n"
+							 "  function f(uint x) returns(uint y) {\n"
+							 "    while (x > 1) {\n"
+							 "      if (x == 10) break;\n"
+							 "      while (x > 5) {\n"
+							 "        if (x == 8) break;\n"
+							 "        x--;\n"
+							 "        if (x == 6) continue;\n"
+							 "        return x;\n"
+							 "      }\n"
+							 "      x--;\n"
+							 "      if (x == 3) continue;\n"
+							 "      break;\n"
+							 "    }\n"
+							 "    return x;\n"
+							 "  }\n"
+							 "}\n";
+	ExecutionFramework framework;
+	framework.compileAndRun(sourceCode);
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(0)) == toBigEndian(u256(0)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(1)) == toBigEndian(u256(1)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(2)) == toBigEndian(u256(1)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(3)) == toBigEndian(u256(2)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(4)) == toBigEndian(u256(2)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(5)) == toBigEndian(u256(4)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(6)) == toBigEndian(u256(5)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(7)) == toBigEndian(u256(5)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(8)) == toBigEndian(u256(7)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(9)) == toBigEndian(u256(8)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(10)) == toBigEndian(u256(10)));
+	BOOST_CHECK(framework.callFunction(0, u256(11)) == toBigEndian(u256(10)));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(calling_other_functions)
 {
 	// note that the index of a function is its index in the sorted sequence of functions