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Recent case law on Liquidated Damages and Penalties: Further shift towards a ‘commercial justification’ test, March 2011

24.03.2011

In order for liquidated damages to be enforceable and upheld by the courts, it is usually a requirement that they can be shown to be a ‘genuine pre-estimate of loss’, however a recent case shows a shift away from this approach.

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