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Giedo van der Garde BV v Force India Formula One Team Ltd

[2010] EWHC 2373 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of England and Wales (Queen's Bench Division)
Year2010
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Specific performance of a contractual obligation to provide a Formula One test drive was granted where damages were an inadequate remedy.

Key Principle

The court granted specific performance of a contractual obligation to provide the claimant with a Formula One test drive; specific performance was appropriate where damages were inadequate.

Area of Law

contract

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