The court considered whether it was correct to award interest on the sum of damages for the period before as well as after judgment, and if so, from what date and at what rate of interest..
Mann J
[2013] EWHC 174 (Ch)
Bailii
Judgments Act 1838 17, Senior Courts Act 1981 35A
England and Wales
Citing:
Principal judgment – Sycamore Bidco Ltd v Breslin and Another ChD 30-Nov-2012
The court considered a claim in breach of warranty and misrepresentation in a share purchase transaction.
Held: There had been no representation as suggested, and therefore no misrepresentation. There had however been a breach of warranty. . .
See Also – Sycamore Bidco Ltd v Breslin and Another ChD 17-Jan-2013
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Cited – General Tire v Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company Limited HL 1975
The object of damages is to compensate for loss or injury. The general rule for ‘economic’ torts is that the measure is that sum of money which will put the injured party in the same position as he would have been in if he had not sustained the . .
Cited – BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2) 1979
The contract between the parties relating to an oil concession in Libya had been frustrated by the nationalisation of the field.
Held: The court considered the setting of damages where the plaintiff had delayed in notifying the defendant of . .
Cited – London, Chatham and Dover Railway Co v South Eastern Railway Co HL 1893
The Lord Chancellor was considering the position of a creditor whose debtor refused to exchange accounts as agreed, thus preventing the creditor from quantifying the debt.
Held: The House declined to alter the rule in Page -v- Newman.
Cited by:
See Also – Sycamore Bidco Ltd v Breslin and Another ChD 18-Mar-2013
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Updated: 01 October 2021; Ref: scu.470988 br>