Sets the classic four-part test for distinguishing a valid liquidated damages clause from an unenforceable penalty, requiring a genuine pre-estimate of loss.
Contract — Breach and Remedies
The UKSC reformulated the penalty clause rule, replacing the Dunlop test with a legitimate interest test asking whether the clause is extravagant or unconscionable relative to that interest.
Remoteness of damage in contract may depend on whether the defendant assumed responsibility for the type of loss, not merely reasonable contemplation.
Where a charterparty was repudiated, damages are assessed by reference to subsequent events that would have terminated the contract early, reducing the award accordingly.
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