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Radford v De Froberville

[1977] 1 WLR 1262; [1978] 1 All ER 33 (Ch D, Oliver J)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)

Year1977

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Where a claimant genuinely intends to carry out remedial work, the cost of cure is the appropriate measure of damages even if it greatly exceeds any diminution in the value of the property.

Area of Law

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