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High Court says businesses can only claim loss of value if they are no longer in business – MMP GmbH V Antal International Network Limited, High Court

2 June 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The High Court has ruled that, when suing for breach of contract, a company can only make a claim for damages based on loss of value if it has been put out of business by the breach. Otherwise, normal...

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Another case shows that many types of economic loss are direct and do not fall within exclusion of liability for indirect losses – McCain Foods v Eco-Tec, High Court

4 February 2011 | Mark Weston

This case involved the supply of a system by Eco-Tec to McCain. McCain wanted the system to remove hydrogen sulphide so that it could generate heat and electricity. The system was defective. McCain claimed...

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Software contract clause limiting warranty to operating documents that had not been provided was unreasonable – Kingsway Hall v Red Sky, High Court

14 May 2010 | Mark Weston

Red Sky supplied booking and billing software to a busy hotel, Kingsway Hall. ‘Entirety’ was a standard system, but Kingsway soon had trouble with it. The system failed to show room availability, group...

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Liability cap in contract includes contractual interest but excludes statutory interest – Markerstudy v Endsleigh, High Court

5 March 2010 | Mark Weston

Endsleigh provided certain administration and claims handling services to Markerstudy. Markerstudy claimed for losses resulting from Endsleigh’s alleged overpayment in relation to the claims. There was...

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Latest news and views tagged loss of goodwill

High Court says businesses can only claim loss of value if they are no longer in business – MMP GmbH V Antal International Network Limited, High Court

Another case shows that many types of economic loss are direct and do not fall within exclusion of liability for indirect losses – McCain Foods v Eco-Tec, High Court

Software contract clause limiting warranty to operating documents that had not been provided was unreasonable – Kingsway Hall v Red Sky, High Court

Liability cap in contract includes contractual interest but excludes statutory interest – Markerstudy v Endsleigh, High Court

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