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Robertson Quay Investment Pte Ltd v Steen Consultants Pte Ltd

[2008] SGCA 8; [2008] 2 SLR(R) 623

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtSingapore Court of Appeal

Year2008

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Damages for breach are governed by the two limbs of Hadley v Baxendale; a claimant who proves a loss but not its precise quantum is entitled to a reasonable, not merely nominal, sum.

Area of Law

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