Recoverability of Damages for Non-pecuniary Losses Deriving from Breach of Contract

Zlatev, Zlatin (2021) Recoverability of Damages for Non-pecuniary Losses Deriving from Breach of Contract. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 41 (3). pp. 638-662. ISSN 0143-6503

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Abstract

This is the first article that identifies contracts whose breach could cause non-pecuniary losses. It argues that in all cases where the outcome of the promised performance leads to something other than an enhancement of the promisee’s financial standing, the breach will cause him non-pecuniary losses. This proposition provides greater consistency in the law of contract damages. It provides a powerful argument against the existing notion of partial recovery of non-pecuniary losses and replaces it with a more principled and comprehensive approach that is more closely aligned with the general conceptual framework of contemporary contract law. If the principles identified in the present article are applied, all damages, including those for non-pecuniary losses, will be recoverable when the promisee’s performance interest is not satisfied.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Damages, non-pecuniary losses, performance interest.
Subjects: M200 Law by Topic
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Northumbria Law School
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2021 12:29
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2023 08:00
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/45220

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