The claimant had a series of agreements with the respondents. He had worked as radio presenter, having sold the radio station to the respondents. He was later dismissed and now sought damages for wrongful dismissal and breach of a partnership agreement. The defendants alleged he had breached the contracts inter alia by his failure to attend to business.
Held: The claimant was severely criticised in his character and behaviour. His breaches of the contract were such as to justify the defendants treating his behaviour as repudiatory, and to reject offers to comply with the contracts in future as empty. The judge criticised the refusal of the parties to mitigate the costs of such actions.
Mr Justice Lightman
[2003] EWHC 1423 (Ch)
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corpn v Robertson HL 1909
The appellant agreed to pay andpound;1,000 to the executors of the owner of a diary if he was fatally injured in a railway accident within twelve months of his name being registered at its head office. The respondent’s husband filled up and . .
Cited – Thompson v Smith Repairers 1984
The court should not become involved in an assessment of damages so vague that it is shot through with imprecision. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Media, Company, Employment
Updated: 20 January 2022; Ref: scu.183818
