Principle

CONTRACT LAW – Damages for Breach – Rule Against Double Compensation

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The anti-double recovery rule prevents plaintiffs from receiving compensation multiple times for the same loss under different damage categories. For example: claiming lost profits under both "loss of bargain" and "consequential damages" for the same lost opportunity; recovering repair costs and diminution in value for…

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