Attorney General v Blake
English contract law case on damages for breach of contract / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Attorney General v Blake [2000] UKHL 45, [2001] 1 AC 268 is a leading English contract law case on damages for breach of contract. It established that in some circumstances, where ordinary remedies are inadequate, restitutionary damages may be awarded.
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Attorney General v Blake | |
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HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, which Blake escaped | |
Court | House of Lords |
Full case name | Attorney General v Blake (Jonathan Cape Ltd Third Party) |
Decided | 27 July 2000 |
Citations | [2000] UKHL 45, [2001] 1 AC 268 |
Transcript | Full text of judgment |
Case history | |
Prior action | [1998] Ch 439 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Lord Nicholls, Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn and Lord Hobhouse |
Keywords | |
Account of profits, breach of contract, restitution |
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