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The Law of Contract Damages 4th ed (eBook)


ISBN13: 9780414130081
To be Published: September 2025
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
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Written by leading commercial law barrister and academic, Adam Kramer KC, this book, now in its 4th edition, has established itself as a leading practitioner text on the topic of damages in contract law and commercial disputes and is regularly referred to and cited in and by courts.

The book begins with a general introduction to the contract damages award in Part I. Part II is structured according to the type of breach of obligation, such as service obligations (includes commercial services, and also employment) loss of use of money, providing detailed analysis facilitating the read across from cases outside the particular practice area (most commodities lawyers don’t know landlord and tenant cases, most professional negligence lawyers don’t know employment cases, etc). It can be used by those in a particular area (construction, sale of goods, financial disputes) whilst also providing cases and answers outside the specialist works on those areas.

Part III deals with factual causation and actual loss, and principles of remoteness, mitigation and legal causation are dealt with in Part IV, with Chapter 18 on causation in practice uniquely structured in categorising cases on breaks in the chain of causation by the type of event (e.g. claimant speculation, post-breach dealings with defendants, receipt of benefits from third parties).

Particular types of loss requiring separate examination are dealt with in Part V whilst other matters such as third parties and loss; negotiating damages; non-compensatory damages, concurrent claims and exclusion clauses are discussed within Part VI.

Key Features:

  • Provides detailed case law coverage and very practical in approach.
  • Focuses on English and Welsh law but with substantial coverage of other Common Law decisions
  • Comprehensive in scope, covering both practical concerns/dispute patterns and academic debate.
  • To aid understanding and practicality, the book is arranged by the type of complaint (eg mis-provision of services, non-payment of money or the temporary loss of use of property etc).
  • In addressing causation, it divides relevant cases and rules between the breach position (what actually happened and what will happen) and non-breach position (what would or might have happened but for the breach, including loss of chance).
  • When considering remoteness, mitigation and legal causation, cases are analysed and categorised on breaks in the chain of causation by type of event (eg failing to avoid the danger; failure to terminate the contract etc).
  • Cases from all contractual fields are considered, not only those usually referred to (construction, sale of goods, charter parties; professional services) but also those less frequently covered in general works (such as SPAs, banking contracts, breach of exclusive jurisdiction clauses, insurance and landlord and tenant)
  • Tort decisions are referred to where relevant, including full coverage of professional negligence damages.
  • Detailed explanation of many practically important but often neglected areas, such as damages for lost management time, whether hedging costs are recoverable, and the how to prove lost profits.

New for the 4th edition:

The text has been reviewed and fully updated to take account of important case law developments, in particular:

  • Barrowfen Properties v Patel (2025, Court of Appeal, causation and loss of chance)
  • BP Oil International Ltd v Glencore Energy UK Ltd (2023, High Court, sale of goods)
  • Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd (2024, High Court of Australia, presumption of breaking even and lack of reliance measure)
  • EE Ltd v Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd (2023, High Court, exclusion clauses)
  • Elisha v Vision Australia Ltd (2024, High Court of Australia, psychiatric injury)
  • Hapag Lloyd v Skyros (2024, High Court, remoteness and causation)
  • Mackenzie v AA Ltd (2022, Court of Appeal, minimum obligation rule)
  • Pinewood Technologies Asia Pacific Ltd (2023, High Court, exclusion clauses)
  • Rhine Shipping DMCC v Vitol SA (2024, Court of Appeal, hedging costs)
  • Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV (2024, Supreme Court, mitigation and the sale of goods market measure), and more recently
  • URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd (2025, Supreme Court, on mitigation, intervening acts and legal causation)

In addition, the author has made significant and substantive changes discussing and clarifying a number of developing areas of the law and provided structural changes to the text for ease of navigation. A large chapter on property-related complaints (in sale of goods, construction disputes etc) has been split into three smaller chapters on, respectively, non-delivery and destruction (chapter 4); defects, damage and mis-construction (chapter 5); and valuing loss in property cases where replacement and repair do not govern (chapter 6).

Subjects:
Contract Law, Remedies and Damages, eBooks
Contents:
Part I: Introduction
1. A Brief Introduction to the Contract Damages Award

Part II: Types of Complaint
2. Pure Services: Non-Supply/Defective Supply
3. Misadvice (Especially Professional Negligence) and Contractual Misstatement
4. Property Non-Delivery and Destruction (including Sale, Construction and Leases)
5. Property Defects, Damage and Mis-construction
6. Valuing Loss in Property Cases Where the Market Replacement and Repair Measures Don’t Apply
7. Non-acceptance by the Customer
8. Temporary Loss of Use of the Claimant’s Property and Late Delivery
8. Loss of Use of Money and Awards of Interest
10. Claims by a Tenant, Charterer or Hirer
11. Share sales and Other Warranties and Indemnities
12. Negative Covenants (Including Exclusive Jurisdiction, Arbitration and Non-compete Clauses)

Part III: Factual (“But For”) Causation and Actual Loss
13. Introduction to Factual (‘But For’) Causation
14. The Breach Position: What Actually Happened and What Will Happen
15. The Non-Breach Position: What Would Have Happened but for the Breach (Including Loss of a Chance)

Part IV: Legal Principles of Remoteness, Mitigation and Legal Causation
16. Remoteness and Scope of Duty
17. Legal Causation, Mitigation and Contributory Negligence
18. Causation in Practice: Intervening and Mitigatory Acts and Events by Category
19. The Date of Assessment

Part V: Particular Types of Loss Requiring Separate Examination
20. Proving Business Loss: Revenue, Capital Value, Profit and Costs, Wasted Expenditure/Reliance Losses, Burdens and the Fair Wind
21. Non-Pecuniary Loss
22. Loss Comprising Liability to Third Parties or Litigation Costs

Part VI: Other Matters
23. Third Parties and Loss
24. Negotiating Damages
25. Non-Compensatory Damages
26. Concurrent Claims
27. Exclusion Clauses