Damages

Where a breach of duty has caused loss, a remedy in damages ought to be available (HOUSE OF LORDS-1996)

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Law of Torts

Where a breach of duty has caused loss, a remedy in damages ought to be available (HOUSE OF LORDS-1996)

The broad principles which provide the foundation for the law of delict in Scotland and of torts in the English common law have been developed upon these lines. No system of law can attempt to compensate persons for all...

The law of Torts

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Law of Torts

The law of Torts

The law of Torts is that it must be a case in which a private person may recover damages for loss sustained by him in consequence thereof. Whether damage is small or large that is not important, for the...

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Law of Torts

When trees on land adjoining a public place fall upon it, the owner is liable if he knew the falling tree was dangerous.

The law is stated in Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort (13th, 1989 ed., p.415) in these words : If the damage is done owing to the collapse of the projection on the highway or by some other mischief traceable...

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Law of Torts

Under the law of torts, the Civil Court can award damages if civil wrong of malicious prosecution is proved.

In order to award damages the plaintiff is required to prove that the person who instituted the suit was prosecuted by the defendants in the Criminal Court. But, there is no law under which the Civil Court can award...

How damages in each case should be determined after hearing the party on the facts of a particular case.

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Law of Torts

How damages in each case should be determined after hearing the party on the facts of a particular case.

Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 — Section 14B Determination of damages is a quasi-judicial function or a judicial function and just as under the law of contract and the law of torts the courts are not...

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. and another vs Gajanan Y. Mandrekar[SC 1997 March]

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Consumer Law

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. and another vs Gajanan Y. Mandrekar[SC 1997 March]

Keywords:-Damages-Proportionate deduction- Proportionate deduction for use of the vehicle would have been given in Consumer case When the vehicle was being used with the same defects as pointed out, necessarily the purchaser is required to be compensated for not...

United States Code

Where a breach of duty has caused loss, a remedy in damages ought to be available (HOUSE OF LORDS-1996)

Tortious Liability of Legal Professionals – Counsel to pay damages to their clients for breach of duty or negligence.

The law of Torts

When trees on land adjoining a public place fall upon it, the owner is liable if he knew the falling tree was dangerous.

Under the law of torts, the Civil Court can award damages if civil wrong of malicious prosecution is proved.

How damages in each case should be determined after hearing the party on the facts of a particular case.

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. and another vs Gajanan Y. Mandrekar[SC 1997 March]

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