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3 | (5) |
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The Scope of the Remedy of Rectification |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (4) |
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The Impact of Contractual Provisions |
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16 | (1) |
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Powers of an Arbitrator to Rectify |
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17 | (1) |
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Powers of an Adjudicator to Rectify |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (5) |
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Need for a Representation |
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20 | (1) |
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Representation Must be False |
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21 | (1) |
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Representations of Fact and Representations of Opinion or Intention |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Inducement, Materiality and Reliance |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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Conflict of Interest: Bribery |
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25 | (1) |
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How Rescission is Effected |
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26 | (1) |
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The Court's Power to Award Damages Under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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Impossibility of Restoration of the Parties' Pre-Contractual Positions |
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30 | (2) |
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The Position of Third Parties |
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32 | (1) |
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The Effect of Contractual Provisions |
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32 | (5) |
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Rescission and Arbitration |
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37 | (4) |
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4 Specific Remedies Under Contract |
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Contractual Claim for a "Quantum Meruit" |
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41 | (1) |
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Quantum Meruit in the Law of Restitution |
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42 | (13) |
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Additional Work Going Beyond a Variation |
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43 | (2) |
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Work Done in Anticipation of a Contract |
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45 | (5) |
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Work Done Under a Contract Discharged Through Breach |
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50 | (3) |
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Work Done Under a Void or Unenforceable Contract |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Repudiation at Common Law |
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55 | (6) |
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Termination under Standard Forms of Contract |
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61 | (5) |
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Interplay of Common Law and Contractual Rights to Terminate |
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66 | (1) |
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Consequences of Termination |
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67 | (2) |
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The Doctrine of Frustration |
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69 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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A Doctrine not to be Lightly Invoked |
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72 | (1) |
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Extrinsic Evidence as to the Assumptions of the Parties |
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73 | (1) |
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The Application of the Doctrine of Frustration |
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73 | (6) |
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Destruction of the Subject Matter of the Contract |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Amount or Significance of Variations |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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Difficulties in Obtaining Supplies |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Effect of Contractual Provisions |
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80 | (2) |
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Consequences of Discharge through Frustration |
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82 | (1) |
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Similarities between the Doctrine of Frustration and the Law of Mutual Mistake |
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83 | (2) |
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8 Damages For Breach of Contract: the Rule in Hadley v Baxendale |
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85 | (1) |
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Losses within Reasonable Contemplation |
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86 | (13) |
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9 Damages For Breach of Contract: Measure of Damages |
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Cost of Repairs or Diminution in Value? |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (4) |
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10 The "Black Hole" Cases |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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The Exception to the Rule |
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112 | (1) |
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The "Rule" in Dunlop v Lambert |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Panatown --- The Narrow Ground |
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117 | (1) |
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The Narrow Ground is Good Law |
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117 | (1) |
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The Narrow Ground as a Rule of Law |
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117 | (1) |
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The Narrow Ground will be Displaced where there are Other Remedies |
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117 | (1) |
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Accountability to a Third Party |
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118 | (1) |
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The Narrow Ground in Summary |
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118 | (1) |
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Panatown --- The Broad Ground |
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118 | (3) |
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Spectre of Double Recovery |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Black Holes and Assignment |
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123 | (2) |
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Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (2) |
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11 Damages For Breach of Contract: Some Other General Principles |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (1) |
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Reliance and Expectation Damages |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (2) |
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Damages for Mental Distress and Physical Inconvenience |
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141 | (2) |
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What Benefits are to be Taken into Account? |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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Account of Profits/Damages for "Loss of Opportunity to Bargain" |
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146 | (1) |
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Distinguishing Damages Claims from Claims Within a Contract |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (16) |
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Physical Damage and Personal Injury |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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Application of the Rules Relating to Recovery of Economic Loss to Cases Arising out of Construction Projects |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (2) |
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Interrelationship between Scope of Duty, Causation and Foreseeability |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights |
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169 | (2) |
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13 Recovery of Loss of Profits and Overheads Or Management Costs |
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Loss of Profits: Recovery in Contract |
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171 | (1) |
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Loss of Profits: Recovery in Tort |
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172 | (2) |
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Recovery of Overheads and Management Charges |
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174 | (6) |
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Exclusion and Limitation of Liability Clauses |
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180 | (2) |
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14 Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time |
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Unenforceability of Penalty Clauses |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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Extension of Time Clauses |
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187 | (6) |
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193 | (7) |
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Deduction of Liquidated Damages |
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200 | (3) |
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15 Recovery of Damages and Costs |
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The Simplest Case: Straightforward Third Party (Part 20) Proceedings |
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203 | (2) |
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Passing on a Claim for Damages Awarded in Previous Court Proceedings to which the New Defendant was not a Party |
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205 | (2) |
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Recovery of Damages Awarded by a Foreign Court |
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207 | (2) |
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Passing on a Claim for Damages Awarded in a Previous Arbitration to Which the New Defendant was not a Party |
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209 | (2) |
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Recovery of Monies Paid in Settlement of an Earlier Claim |
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211 | (9) |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (23) |
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16 The Problem of "Global" Claims |
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17 Claims Under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (8) |
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Assessment of Contribution |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (2) |
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18 Claiming Finance Costs and Interest |
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Recovery of "Loss and Expense" |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (2) |
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The Senior Courts Act 1981 |
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265 | (3) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 |
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269 | (7) |
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276 | (1) |
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Mutual Liquidated Demands |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Exclusion of Rights of Abatement and Set off |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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284 | (2) |
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Set off and Corporate Insolvency |
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286 | (1) |
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Abatement and Set off and the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 |
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287 | (4) |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (2) |
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Arbitration Clauses and Transaction Set off |
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291 | (2) |
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20 Provisions Excluding Or Limiting Liability |
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293 | (5) |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (2) |
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Interpretation of Exclusion (Exemption) and Limitation Clauses |
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298 | (12) |
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Exclusion Clauses are Construed Strictly |
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298 | (1) |
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Construction Contra Proferentem |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (3) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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Consequential and Indirect Losses |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (2) |
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Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 |
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310 | (6) |
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Remedies for Misrepresentation |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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Defective Premises Act 1972 |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 |
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317 | (2) |
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Final Prohibitory Injunctions |
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319 | (1) |
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Final Mandatory Injunctions |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (3) |
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324 | (2) |
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Damages in Lieu of an Injunction |
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326 | (3) |
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Assessment of Damages for Breach of an Undertaking as to Damages |
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329 | (3) |
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332 | (2) |
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Forum Shopping: Anti-Suit Injunctions |
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334 | (4) |
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Injunctions to Restrain Proceedings Brought in Breach of an Agreed Dispute Resolution Procedure |
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338 | (1) |
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Injunctions in Connection With Arbitration Proceedings |
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339 | (3) |
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342 | (1) |
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Injunctions to Restrain A Nuisance or Trespass |
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342 | (1) |
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Injunctions in Respect of Retention Monies |
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343 | (1) |
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Injunctions to Restrain a Call on a Bond |
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343 | (1) |
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Refusal of an Injunction in Respect of a Tendering Process |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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This is a Remedy Rarely Granted |
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345 | (1) |
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Principles for the Granting of Specific Performance |
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345 | (1) |
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When Specific Performance will not be Decreed |
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346 | (1) |
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Courts are more Reluctant to Grant Specific Performance in Construction Contracts |
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347 | (2) |
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Exceptions to the General Rule |
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349 | (1) |
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Other Circumstances in Which an Order for Specific Performance may be Granted |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (2) |
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Contracts Requiring Constant Supervision |
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352 | (1) |
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Specific Performance may not be Granted where it will Cause Injustice to the Defendant |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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Co-Ownership and Specific Performance |
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354 | (1) |
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The Powers of an Arbitrator |
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355 | (1) |
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The Powers of an Adjudicator |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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Jurisdiction of the Courts |
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358 | (1) |
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Exclusion of Jurisdiction by Agreement |
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358 | (1) |
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The Legal Effect of a Declaratory Judgment |
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358 | (1) |
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Advantages of Declarations |
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359 | (1) |
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Summary of the Principles Applied by the Courts to the Grant of Declarations |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (4) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (2) |
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Claims in Tort: Negligence |
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369 | (2) |
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Claims in Tort: Negligence and Latent Damage |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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Fraud, Concealment and Mistake |
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373 | (2) |
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Claims for Contribution Under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 |
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375 | (1) |
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Claims in Tort: Nuisance and Trespass |
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375 | (1) |
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Injunctions, Specific Performance and other Equitable Relief |
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376 | (1) |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (8) |
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Confidentiality and Privacy |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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Challenges to, Appeals from, and Enforceability of Awards |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (4) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (3) |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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395 | (4) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (2) |
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