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#CL- Remedies Flashcards

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What are the three main types of remedies in contract law

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Damages
Equitable
Remedies under CRA

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What are the three types of damages

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Compensatory
Nominal
Speculative

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What are compensatory damages

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Putting claimant in position as if contract was performed, claim for forseeable losses that were not unlikely from breach

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What can c ask for in compensatory damages

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Loss of bargain - price difference between the contract and what they actually pay
Reliance-expenses c paid expecting to peform
Loss of amenity
Restitution
Loss of profit
Loss of opportunity

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What does the have a duty to do regarding damages

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Duty to mitigate losses

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What are liquidated damages

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C+D try to agree sum if contract is broken eg parking charges
Can’t be a penalty and not extortionate

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What are nominal damages

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Small token payment to recognise a breach where a loss can’t be proven

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What are speculative damages

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Used at courts descretion. what we can’t put price on solves privity issues/ mental distress / loss amenity

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What are the forms of equitable remedies

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Injunction
Specific performance
Recission
Rectifying

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What are injunctions

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Mandatory - Party has to do something
Prohibitory- Party must not do something
Permanent or just till date of hearing

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What is specific performance

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Party made to perform end of contract - not for personal services
Usually giving up goods

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What is recission

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Unwinding contract to reset parties to original position for this

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What is rectifying documents

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Redrafting to correct papers

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What are the remedies under the CRA

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Goods - right to reject ( refund 30 days )
Repair or replace
Final right to reduction
SAD FART

Services 3Rs
Repeat performance
Refund or reduction

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hadley v baxendale

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mill owner sues delivery company for being late due to loss of profit. unsuccessful as the delivery driver didn’t understand the importance

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Victoria laundry ltd v Newman industries ltd

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laundrette could sue for loss of profit however, they could not get remedies for the special client

17
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Czarnikow ltd v koufos

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was able to claim for loss in profit from the price of sugar fluctuating due to late delivery

18
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H parsons ltd v Uttley ingham

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damages could be gained from death of the pigs as it would be within contemplation that if not installed properly food could go mouldy and they would die

19
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Stainforth v lyall

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hired boat to someone else for greater porfit. no loss so awarded nominal damages

20
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Wrotham park estate co ltd v parkside homes ltd

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claimant suffered no actual loss but damages were awarded on hypothetical sum they could have earned

21
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Bence graphicc international v fasson uk

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damages can be assessed according to difference in value

22
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charter v sullivan

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where demand exceeds supply claimant can still make their profit so no damages awarded.

23
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Chaplin v Hicks

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when damages are difficult to be proved it does not mean they should not be awarded what so ever

24
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anglia tv v reed

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main actor pulled out of Tv contract when they had prepared for a show. they had relied on him for other contracts- reliance loss

25
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Ruxley electronics and construction ltd forsyth

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as he had not recieved the exact swimming pool the court awarded him 2500 for loss of amenity

26
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white and carter v mcgregor

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continued to fit advertisement to lamposts when the d wrongfully ended contract. them continuing the contract did not break mitigating losses

27
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parking eye ltd v beavis

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85 parking fine argued to be a penalty. must be exorbitant in terms of contract.

28
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ab v cd

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interim injunction allowed as damages was not allowed in the contract

29
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page one records ltd v britton

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courts will new order and injunction forcing someone to complete personal service

30
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airport industrial GP ltd v heathrow airport

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specific performance was not ordered as it would be unfair as it would force company into liquidation

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