Compensatory damages Test Bank Docx Chapter 27 2nd Edition - Test Bank | Law of Contract 2e Smith & Davies by JC Smith, Paul S. Davies. DOCX document preview.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 27 - Question 01
01) Which of the following options accurately encapsulates the ‘compensatory principle’ in the law of contract?
a. The idea that people who suffer losses should receive compensation.
b. The idea that losses are best compensated by monetary damages.
c. The idea that damages should put an injured party in the position he would be in had the contract not been breached.
d. None of the options provided is correct.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 27 - Question 02
02) Jessica, in breach of contract, refuses to accept and pay Darren for a quantity of potatoes she had ordered for £500. The same quantity of potatoes would fetch £700 at the farmers’ market Darren frequents. Which of the following options is Darren most likely to recover as damages?
a. £5
b. £200
c. £700
d. £500
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 24 - Question 03
03) Which of the following types of loss are recoverable under the classic remoteness rule set out in Hadley v Baxendale? Please select all that apply.
a. Losses arising naturally
b. Losses which may reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of the contracting parties at the time the contract was made
c. Losses arising by accident
d. Unforeseeable losses
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 27 - Question 04
04) A defendant is only liable for losses the type and quantum of which he should have foreseen.
a. True
b. False
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 27 - Question 05
05) How did The Achilleas develop the law on remoteness?
a. It provided the law on remoteness with a new basis founded on assumption of responsibility.
b. It overturned Hadley v Baxendale.
c. It collapsed the two limbs of the Hadley v Baxendale rule into one test.
d. None of the options provided is correct.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 27 - Question 06
06) An injured party who fails to act reasonably to mitigate his losses cannot sue for damages.
a. True
b. False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 27 - Question 07
07) English contract law does not allow substantial damages to be awarded for loss of a chance.
a. True
b. False
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