Tag: Breach of Lease Agreement
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Understanding How to Claim Special Damages in a Breach of Contract Case: A Review of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Ajigbotosho v. Renolds Const. Co. Ltd (2019) 3 NWLR (Pt. 1659) 287
Introduction In a breach of contract claim, damages fall into two broad categories: general and special. While general damages are presumed to flow naturally from the breach, special damages are exceptional; they are losses that do not necessarily arise as a matter of course from the act complained of. In UBA Plc v. Ogundokun (2009)…