Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Damages 1
Contract Law
Contractual Damages
The principles on which contractual damages are or should be assessed would merit a
separate course of their own but the key issues to be discussed are as follows:
• The aim of contractual damage - expectations, reliance and causation;
• Remoteness of Damage;
• Non-Pecuniary Losses;
• Mitigation;
• Contributory Negligence; and
• Penalties and Agreed Damages.
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Damages 1
Contract Law
Contractual Damages
The principles on which contractual damages are or should be assessed would merit a
separate course of their own but the key issues to be discussed are as follows:
• The aim of contractual damage - expectations, reliance and causation;
• Remoteness of Damage;
• Non-Pecuniary Losses;
• Mitigation;
• Contributory Negligence; and
• Penalties and Agreed Damages.
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