remoteness of damages

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• Remoteness in English Law — In the English law of negligence, the test of causation not only requires that the defendant was the cause in fact, but also requires that the loss or damage sustained by the claimant was not too remote. As with the policy issues in establishing… …   Wikipedia

• remoteness — A principle used in determining an award of damages in contract or tort. In contract, the test of remoteness is that set out in Hadley v Baxendale ([1854] 9 Ex 341). Under this test, the claimant will be able to recover: • Losses arising… …   Law dictionary

• remoteness of damage — 1. in contract law, the concept that protects the contract breaker from having to pay for all the consequences of his breach. Since one of the principal aims of the law of contract is certainty, the rules are well settled. The leading case is… …   Law dictionary

• Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• remoteness of damage — Loss or injury that has resulted from unforeseen or unusual circumstances. In the law of negligence, a person is presumed to intend the natural consequences of his acts. A person who is negligent will be liable for all the direct and immediate… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• contractual measure of damages — Damages awarded for breach of contract. The principle of such an award is that the claimant is entitled to be put into the position as if the contract had been performed. Damages for breach of contract are subject to the principles of remoteness …   Law dictionary

• Measure of damages under English law — Damages for breach of contract is a common law remedy, available as of right. It is designed to compensate the victim for their actual loss as a result of the wrongdoer’s breach rather than to punish the wrongdoer. If no loss has been occasioned… …   Wikipedia

• Measure of Damages (under English law) — Damages for breach of contract is a common law remedy, available as of right. It is designed to compensate the victim for their actual loss as a result of the wrongdoer’s breach rather than to punish the wrongdoer. If no loss has been occasioned… …   Wikipedia

• remote damages — Damages from an injury not occurring directly from and as a natural result of the wrong complained of; damages of an unusual and speculative nature. Braun v Craven, 175 Ill 401, 51 NE 657. As a legal ground for the exclusion of damage in a tort… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• tortious measure of damages — Damages awarded in respect of a tort. Such damages aim to put the injured party back in the position he was in before the tort occurred. In tort, the claimant cannot recover expectation loss. But as the aim of tortious damages is to put the… …   Law dictionary

• Misrepresentation in English law — is an area of English contract law, which allows a person to escape a contractual obligation or claim compensation for losses. If one person can show that she entered an agreement because of another person s false assurances, then the other… …   Wikipedia