Research Seminar "Mitigated Loss or Collateral Benefit?"

Research Seminar "Mitigated Loss or Collateral Benefit?"

Synopsis

One of the most intractable areas of the law relating to the assessment of damages for breach of contract concerns the circumstances in which subsequent gains made by the claimant or other apparent compensating advantages are to be taken into account to reduce the loss and hence the damages otherwise recoverable. This seminar will discuss the distinction between compensating advantages that reduce the damages recoverable and so-called “collateral benefits” that do not, particularly in the light of the recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in Fulton Shipping Inc of Panama v Globalia Business Travel SAU (The New Flamenco) [2015] EWCA Civ 1299. An appeal to the UK Supreme Court in this intriguing case is likely to be heard in late 2016.

Speaker

David McLauchlan joined the Law Faculty at Victoria University of Wellington in 1971 and has been Professor of Law since 1981.  He is also Honorary Professor at The University of Queensland, Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and an associate member of Stout Street Chambers in Wellington.

David is the author of two books and has published many journal articles and book chapters, mainly in the areas of the law of contract and commercial law.  His writings have been frequently cited in the judgments of leading Commonwealth courts and he has received University awards for excellence in teaching and in research.

Chair

Goh Yihan is an Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Professor at the School of Law, Singapore Management University.  His research focuses primarily on the law of contract and torts, with a secondary interest in the principles of statutory interpretation and the legal process. Amongst his publications, he is a co-author of Contract Law in Singapore (Wolters Kluwer Law and Business, 2012) and a contributor to The Law of Contract in Singapore (Academy Publishing, 2012).

Event Details

Registration

This is an invitation-only event.  Admission is free and by registration only. Please register by Friday, 8 July 2016.    

 

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

With warm wishes

School of Law

Singapore Management University