Index

• Author: Jamie Cassels
• Pages: 611-626

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INDEX

Aggravated damages

punitive dam ages distinguishe d,

241– 42, 32 0–21

te rmi nolo gy, 24 0– 41

tort s, 244– 48

additional damages, 244–45

def amat ion, 24 5–47

form of award, 248

intentional t orts, 245

negligence action s, 247–48

property interference, 247

separate head of d amages, 248

Assessment of damages

expectat ion damages, 39–50

alternat ive measures, 47–50

consequential losses, 39–45

cost of perform ance, 45–47

diminution in v alue, 45–47

real estate transactions, 32, 75–77

sale of goods, 24–26

true loss, 46 –50

lost earni ng capacity, 147–61, 167–82

lost chances, 154 –56

positive contingencies, 154–56

residual ea rnings, 151–54

selection of basi s, 150

voluntary und eremployment,

156 –61

lost prof‌its, 39– 45

cumulative c laims, 43–45, 57–59

general princ iples, 39–40

limits on recove ry, 40–43

misappropr iation of chattels, 81–85

time of asse ssment, 82–85

value to owner, 81–82

personal injury claims

chi ldren , 167–70

collateral be nef‌its, 165

contingencies, 142–43

future care co sts, 140, 142

gender-specif‌ic issues, 170–82

interest and in f‌lation, 135–35

lost earni ng capacity, 147–61,

167–8 2

lost homemakin g capacity, 182–91

property interference

damage to proper ty, 91–93

general princ iple, 100–1

non-delivery of prop erty, 75, 81

restitutionary remedies, 119–23

reliance damages

general princ iple, 52

tort claim s, 65–69

time of asse ssment, 460—79

breach of contract, 75 –77

damage to proper ty, 91–93

REMEDIES: THE L AW OF DAMAGES612

exceptions to r ule, 464–68

general rule, 4 60–64

interest and in f‌lation, 464

interest windfall, 475–79

mitigation and, 24 –26, 460–68

time of the wron g, 461–62

Betterment. Se e Improvement

Breach of conf‌idence

measure of damages, 122–23

restitution, 294–96

Breach of contract

alternati ve modes of performance,

30 –31

anticipator y repudiation, 442–46

assess ment of damages, 4, 39–50. See

also Assessment of damages

post-breach gain s, effect, 462–63

real estate transactions, 75–77

time of the wron g, 461–68

avoided loss, 455–60

building contr acts, 34

causation, 363. See als o Causation

consequential losses

land sales, 8 0

sale of goods, 29–30

cumulative d amages claims

double recovery, 43–45

lost prof‌its and los ses, 57–59

defective propert y or improvements,

87

eff‌icient breach, 21–22, 287

“election” rule, 442– 43

employment contra cts. See Employ-

ment contracts

lost chances, 369 –74

generally, 369–73

limits on, 372–74

lost prof‌its. See Lost pr of‌its

lost volume, 28–29, 457, 459

measure of damages

dimini shed value vs cost of per-

formanc e, 106–12

expectat ion measure, 18–23. See

also Expectation damages

general princ iples, 11

reliance mea sure, 50–59. See also

Reliance damages

mitigation of da mages. See also Miti-

gation of dama ges

application of pr inciple, 433–40

before breach, 442– 46

costs incur red in mitigating,

441– 42

principle of, 428

reasonablene ss rule, 430–33

specif‌ic pe rformance situati ons,

468 –75

tim e, 461– 68

non-pecunia ry damages, 248–78

Addis v Gramophone, r ule in,

248 –51

historic al exceptions, 249–50

reasons for r ule, 250–51

current law, 251–77

consumer surplus concept,

257–59

employment contra cts, 264–77

intangible e conomic losses,

252–53

non-economic subje ct matter,

253–57

ordinar y contracts, 259– 64

quantum of da mages, 277–78

performanc e costs vs diminished

value, 45–50, 106–15

alternati ve measures, 47–50,

112–15

exa mples , 106– 8, 109

issue explained, 45–46

pre-contract ex penditures, 52–54

true loss, deter mination, 46– 47,

110

plaintif f-favourable presumptions, 42,

53, 366

pre-contract ex penditures, 52–54,

366–68, 444

property losses

expectat ion damages, 31–32

real estate transactions, 75–80

sale of goods, 81, 87

punitive dam ages, 346–53

bad-faith in surance claims,

350– 53

current law, 348 –50

limited availability, 11, 322,

346 – 47