Biggin & Company Ltd v Permanite Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1950 |
| Year | 1950 |
| Court | King's Bench Division |
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...whether, on the facts before it, it is just to hold [the defendant] responsible for the loss in question'." 33 I was also referred to Biggin v Permanite [1951] 1 KB 422 at 438, where Devlin J commented that the court must "do the best it can" where precise evidence is not obtainable. 34 Mr ......
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Third parties left to foot the dispute settlement bill
...liable had the dispute not settled. This extends generally to most third-party relationships. In Biggin & Co Ltd v Permanite Ltd [1951] 1 KB 422, Biggin bought defective roofing adhesive from Permanite and re-sold it to the Dutch Government for reconstruction works following WWII. The D......
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Contract Law
...on the circumstances of the case and the nature of the damage claimed. Devlin J”s observations in Biggin & Co Ld v Permanite, Ld[1951] 1 KB 422 at 438 were cited with approval (Robertson Quay Investment Pte Ltd v Steen Consultants Pte Ltd[2008] 2 SLR 623 at [30]): [Where] precise evidence i......
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Contract Law
...13.96(g) above. 130 Judah Value Activist Fund v Open Faith Investment Ltd [2021] 5 SLR 114 at [176]. 131 Biggin & Co v Permantle, Ltd [1951] 1 KB 422 at 438, cited with approval in Robertson Quay International Pte Ltd v Steen Consultants Pte Ltd [2008] 2 SLR(R) 623 at [28]. 132 [2008] 2 SLR......