"Recovering cost of cure damages: The necessity of showing an intention" by Kwan Ho LAU
 

Publication Type

Transcript

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

7-2024

Abstract

This case note discusses the relevance of a claimant's intention to effect the remediation when making a claim for cost of cure damages, with a focus on the decisions in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2504 (TCC) and JSD Corp Pte Ltd v Tri-Line Express Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 227; [2023] 3 SLR 1445.

Keywords

cost of cure damages, claimant’s intention, remediation, St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd v Lendlease Construction, JSD Corp Pte Ltd v Tri-Line Express, construction law, damages assessment, contractual remedies, English law, Singapore law

Discipline

Contracts

Research Areas

Private Law

Publication

Law Quarterly Review

Volume

140

First Page

342

Last Page

346

ISSN

0023-933X

Publisher

Sweet and Maxwell

Included in

Contracts Commons

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