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Contract Law Professor: How would you go give someone an orange? Student: Heres an orange. Professor: No! No! Think like a lawyer! Student: Okay, then Id say: I hereby give and convey to you all and singular, my estate and interests, rights, claim, title, claim and advantages of and in, said orange, together with all its rind, juice, pulp, and seeds, and all rights and advantages with full power to bite, cut, freeze and otherwise eat, the same, or give the same away with and without the pulp, juice, rind and seeds, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein before or hereinafter or in any deed, or deeds, instruments of any nature or kind whatsoever
Liquidated Damages
If the Contractor [fails to do x], he shall pay, Owner by way of liquidated damages and not by way of penalty, [amount].
The Contractor acknowledges that the liquidated damages are reasonable and a genuine pre-estimate of the loss and damage that will be suffered by the Owner.
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Limitation of Liability
The aggregate liability of the Contractor shall not exceed a sum equal to the Contract Price, except for [exceptions]
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any indirect, remote, special, or consequential damages provided, such limitation shall not apply to [carveouts]
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Section 73.
Provides for: compensation for loss or damage caused which (a) naturally arose in the usual course of things, or (b) which the parties knew to be a likely result, when they made the contract. No compensation for remote and indirect loss or damage.
Expln - In estimating loss or damage means which existed of remedying the inconvenience caused by nonperformance must be taken into account.
A. Compensation
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B. General v. Special naturally arose, usual course (General damages) parties knew to be likely (Special damages) [Special circumstances, whether the party knew or not] [Hadley v. Baxendale 1854]
Why? You need to know how far you will fall. Parties should have opportunity to price risk while contracting
D. Caused: Actual Loss No loss, no compensation. Cant bluff ! [Asiatic Steam Navigation AIR 1941 Sind 146] no evidence of damages v. difficulty in assessing damages Plaintiff to prove his case but the court cannot decline to estimate damage. Must look at all facts and circumstances to get to a measure.
E. Duty to Mitigate means to remedy the inconvenience [Murlidhar Chironjilal AIR 1963 SC 332]
Section 74.
When the contract contains a sum named to be paid in case of breach or any other stipulation by way of penalty then, whether or not actual damage or loss is proved, plaintiff is entitled to reasonable compensation not exceeding the sum named or penalty stipulated
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B. Whether or not Actual Damages are Proved.. [Maula Bux AIR 1970 SC 1955] Does not mean damages have not occurred Applies where damages are difficult to assess Where loss can be determined, party must lead evidence for loss
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E. Earnest Money Nominal amount of being earnest to complete the contract If reasonable, can be forfeited If not reasonable, treated under S.74 F. Time is of the Essence v. Liquidated Damages S. 55 Contract Act [Hind Construction Contractors (1979) 2 SCC 70]
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Liquidated Damages
Wording is important [However, wording is not everything] Specific breach
Limitation of Liability
Consequential damages specify
Is it enforceable?
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THANK YOU!
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