Principle

CONTRACT LAW – Measure of Damages – Remoteness and Rule in Hadley v. Baxendale

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The Hadley v. Baxendale remoteness rule limits recoverable damages to foreseeable consequences. Two branches: (1) First branch—damages arising naturally from the breach in the usual course of things (ordinary damages); these are always recoverable as they're inherently foreseeable; (2) Second branch—special damages arising from particular…

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