Remedies for breach of contract

Question 1

Reg Glass v Rivers Locking Systems

Answer 1

Losses claimed included costs of proper installation and also value of goods that were stolen

Question 2

Losses must be foreseeable and not..

Answer 2

too remote

Question 3

Koufos v C Czarnikow Ltd

Answer 3

Contract to transport a ship of sugar which arrived 9 days late. Price of sugar dropped in meantime and ownser sued for the price difference.
Court - Damages awarded, price change was reasonable foreseeable

Question 4

Jarvis v Swan Tours

Answer 4

Contract for a skiing holiday based on a brochure. Holiday did not match.
Court - Damages awarded, double the cost of the holiday, loss of entertainment and enjoyment

Question 5

Hoenig v Isaacs

Answer 5

Contract to renovate an apartment. Contractor did not finish job and owner refused to pay.
Court - contractor entitled to work completed less costs of completion

Question 6

Which terms are conditions

Answer 6

Those specified in the contract or statute

Question 7

Associated Newspapers Ltd v Bancks

Answer 7

Contract to provide a weekly comic strip for the front page comic section. Format changed so that comic strip was on page 3.
Court - Banks entiteld to terminate contract, breach of a condition

Question 8

Hongkong Fir shipping v Kawasaki

Answer 8

Contract to hire ship and its crew for 2 years, unable to sail for the first 20 due to engine problems. Court - Hirer no right to terminate contract. Breached term was not a condition, instead an intermediate term, 20 out of 104 weeks is only a minor breach. damages is an adequate remedy