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Balfour Beatty Construction (Scotland) Ltd v Scottish Power plc

1994 SC (HL) 20
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from Scotland)
Year1994
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Consequential losses in construction cases are subject to the ordinary remoteness rule; the contractor was liable for losses arising naturally from the breach including demolition and reconstruction costs.

Area of Law

construction

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