Damages for Breach of Contract

Written by the author of Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Contract Terms, now in its 11th edition, this new book Damages for Breach of Contract is a principal guide to the legal profession as to what their clients/companies can claim for when they are the victims of a breach of contract.

Features:-

• Informs readers what their clients/companies can claim for when they are the victims of a breach of contract.
• It explains and analyses the rule established in Hadley v Baxendale (1854), one of the most cited cases in the common law, including its refinement by the House of Lords (now the Supreme Court).
• Outlines the development of all the relevant principles below through the substantial amounts of case law which govern them.
• Analyses the principles of recovery for loss of bargain
• Explains when recovery can take place for loss of profits.
• Details when expenses incurred on reliance on the contract proceeding can be recovered following breach.
• Covers recovery for damage caused.
• Explains the duty on a party to mitigate loss in the case of a breach.
• Clarifies the relevance of the innocent nature of the breach in question (or otherwise).