Breach of Contract in UK Law
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Leading Cases
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Lewis v Motorworld Garages Ltd
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Meikle v Nottinghamshire County Council
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Omilaju v Waltham Forest London Borough Council
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Imageview Management Ltd v Jack
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Suisse Atlantique Société d'Armement Maritime S.A. v N.v Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale (Silvretta.)
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Banco De Portugal v Waterlow and Sons, Ltd (Rrspondents)
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The law is satisfied if the party placed in a difficult situation by reason of the breach of a duty owed to him has acted reasonably in the adoption of remedial measures and he will not be held disentitled to recover the cost of such measures merely because the party in breach can suggest that other measures less burdensome to him might have been taken.
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Federal Commerce & Navigation Company Ltd v Molena Alpha Inc. (Benfri, Lorfri, Nanfri)
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Legislation
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Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016
... ... dwelling as a home, including provision establishing two kinds of contract for the purpose of renting homes; and for connected purposes ... [18 ... (l) section 177 (breach of deposit requirements: periodic standard contracts), ... (m) section ... ...
- Consumer Rights Act 2015
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Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
... ... c.50An Act to impose further limits on the extent to which under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland civil liability for breach of contract, or for negligence or other breach of duty, can be avoided by means of contract terms and otherwise, and under the law of Scotland civil ... ...
- Common Law Procedure Act 1854
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Books & Journal Articles
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Better than Fuller: A Two Interests Model of Remedies for Breach of Contract
The attempt to combine the contractual interests properly so‐called with the restitution interest in the Fuller and Purdue three interests model of remedies for breach of contract is ineradicably i...
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Deliberate Breach of Contract and Consequences for Remedies: Exploration of a Neglected Area in the Law of Contract
This contribution argues that motive matters in cases of breach of contract. More specifically, deliberateness of breach of contract matters in the application of remedies for breach of contract. T...
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The Assessment of Gain‐Based Damages for Breach of Contract
This article argues that there are two different measures of gain‐based damages for breach of contract: the Wrotham Park measure and the Blake measure. The former is assessed by reference to the ob...
- Breach of contract and termination
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Employee Resignation in Breach of Contract
Mr Rodgers worked as a broker for Sunrise Brokers LLP (Sunrise). He was subject to a 12-month notice period and enforceable post-termination non-compete restrictions. In March 2014, he accepted a...
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Procuring a breach of contract - loss of chance damages
Anthony McGill v The Sports and Entertainment Media Group & ors [2016] EWCA Civ 1063, 4 November 2016 - The Court of Appeal has held that a football agent could recover damages on a loss of ch...
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Employee Permitted To Proceed With Breach Of Contract Action Involving Stock Options
Alexander v. Codemasters Group Ltd., 104 Cal. App. 4th 129 (2002) Craig Alexander alleged breach of contract against Codemasters (a United Kingdom-based computer game company) for its failure to pr...
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Forms
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Application for directions (Part 29)
King's Bench forms for use in cases such as personal injury, negligence and breach of contract.
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Application for order arising on failure to comply with a condition imposed under rule 3.1(3)
King's Bench forms for use in cases such as personal injury, negligence and breach of contract.
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Court record form
King's Bench forms for use in cases such as personal injury, negligence and breach of contract.
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Application by solicitor for declaration that he has ceased to act (rule 42.3 and PD42 para 3)
King's Bench forms for use in cases such as personal injury, negligence and breach of contract.
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