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What are nominal damages?

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token amount to acknowledge breach of contract but no other remedy available

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What are the ways of assessing damages?

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Expectation interest
Relience interest
Restitution interest

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What is expectation interest?

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putting innocent party in same position post-breach that should have been in had contract been performed

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What are the three mechanisms for calculating expectation interest?

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Cost of cure
Diminution in value
Loss of amenity

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When calculating cost of cure, the claimant must act what?

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Reasonably

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What is diminution in value?

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Difference in value between performance received and promised in contract

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What is loss of amenity?

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Non economic loss of pleasure

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What is reliance interest?

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expenses incurred in preparing for, or part performance of, the contract

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When will the court not award expectation interest?

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Where it is highly speculative

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What can reliance interest only be awarded for?

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  • wasted expenditure
  • that occurred prior to breach
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What are the areas where there are damages for particular types of loss?

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  • mental distress
  • loss of chance
  • loss of reputation
  • on behalf of another
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What is the general rule for damages for mental distress?

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Not awarded

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When will compensation be awarded for mental distress?

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  • Contracts where whole purpose are provision of please, relaxation and peace of mind
  • Contracts where major object was to provide pleasure, relaxation and peace of mind
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What is the general rule for damages for loss of reputation?

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Not awarded

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Why were damages awarded for loss of reputation in Malik?

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contract of employment contained implied term of trust and confidence

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What are the requirements for loss of chance?

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  • Lost chance is quantifiable in monetary terms and
  • Real and substantial chance that the opportunity might have come to fruition.
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What is the general rule for damages on behalf of another?

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Not awarded

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What are the limiting factors for recovering damages?

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  • caused by breach
  • not too remote
  • can be reduced where failure to mitigate
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What is required to show that loss is caused by the breach?

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factual causation
legal causation

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How may an intervening event break the chain of causation?

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Not likely to happen

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What are the requirements for loss not being too remote?

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1) usual course of things or
2) Reasonably be supposed to have been in contemplation of both parties at time of contracting as probably result of breach

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When are losses not recoverable with regards to mitigation?

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Losses attributable to a failure to mitigate after breach

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What was the point made about reliance interest in Middleton?

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Defendant accounting for profits made at claimant’s expense

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What is restitution interest?

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Interest C has in restoration of benefit which D acquired at their expense

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What are the requirements for an award of account of profits?
* No other remedy available * Claimant has legitimate interest in depriving D of profits
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What are the remedies for non conforming goods under CRA?
* Short term right to reject * Right to repair or replacement * Right to a price reduction or final right to reject
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When is the short term right to reject available?
available for 30 days from o Time ownership has passed o Goods delivered and o Trader notified required steps taken
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When is the right to repair or replacement available?
Any time unless impossible/disproportionate
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When is the right to price reduction or final right to reject available?
o After one repair/replacement, goods don’t conform o Cant require repair/replacement due to impossibility/difficulty o Required repair/replacement but trader in breach of requirement to do so within reasonable time/without significant inconvenience
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What is the time period for non-conforming digital media?
where doesn’t conform at any time within 6 months of beginning of day supplied, taken to not conform when supplied
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What are the remedies for non conforming digital media under the CRA?
* Right to repair or replacement * Right to price reduction * Right to refund
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When will a refund be awardedd for digital media?
Where trader had no right to supply
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How long does a trader have to refund digital media that it had no right to supply?
14 days
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When will remedies be awarded for digital media that has caused damage to a device or other digital content?
damage of the kind that would not have occurred if trader exercised reasonable care and skill
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What is the remedy for damage to a device or other digital content?
Repair or compensation
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What are the remedies available for non conforming services under the CRA?
* Right to require repeat performance * Right to price reduction
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When is the right to price reduction available for services?
o Repeat performance is impossible o Failed to provide repeat performance within reasonable time/without significant incovenience
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What is a liquidated damages clause?
stipulates a certain sum which is to be payable on a particular breach of contract
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When will a liquidated damages clause not be upheld?
If considered a penalty clause
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When will the penalty rule not apply to a liquidated damages clause?
Primary clause (furthers commercial objective)
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What is a secondary clause?
Obligation triggered by breach to compensate innocent party
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What questions are asked to decide if a secondary clause is a penalty clause?
a) What legitimate interest is served and protected by the clause? b) Is the detriment imposed extravagant, exorbitant or unconscionable?
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Who holds the burden of proof for penalty clauses?
Person alleging there is a penalty clause
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What are the remedies other than damages?
Specific performance Prohibitory injunction
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What is a positive term?
A term which requires a party to do something
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What is a negatvie term?
A term which requires a party not to do something
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What is an order of specific performance?
Requires a party to carry out its obligations under a positive term
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What is a prohibitory injunction order?
Restrains a party from breaching a negative term
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When will a specific performance/prohibitory injunction order not be made?
if damages are an appropriate/adequate remedy
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What considerations are made when deciding to award specific performance/prohibitory injunction?
* Subject matter of the contract is unique or irreplaceable * Damages would be ineffective to compensate
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What are the equitable principles considered when deciding to award specific performance/prohibitory injunction?
- claimant must come with clean hands - delay defeats equity
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What are the principles where specific performance will not be awarded?
- causes undue hardship - promise given for no consideration - employment contracts - services where breakdown of trust/involves subjective opinion - obligation to perform series of acts requiring constant supervision - contracts not binding on both parties
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Prohibitory injunctions are only granted where....
It is just and convenient
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What is a guarantee? (remedies)
Promise by a party to ensure another party carries out its obligations or to fulfil itself if other party does not
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What is an indemnity?
Promise to reimburse in the event that they suffer a stated loss
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Will a guarantee or indemnity remain where A's obligation ceases?
Guarantee ceases Indemnity remains
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Will a guarantee or indemnity remain where the contract changes?
Guarantee discharged Indemnity remains
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What are the formalities for a guarantee?
In writing signed by guarantor

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