Principle

CONTRACT LAW — Damages — Remoteness and Foreseeability of Unusual Loss

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The Hadley v. Baxendale rule governs remoteness of contract damages. Two limbs: natural arising damages and contemplated special damages. The principle applies to contract law. The rule limits recovery to foreseeable losses. Unusual or extraordinary losses must have been in parties' contemplation at contract time.…

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