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Commercial law [2020] ScotCS CSOH_72

MG CONSTRUCTION LTD AGAINST AGD EQUIPMENT LTD

MG CONSTRUCTION LTD AGAINST AGD EQUIPMENT LTD [2020] ScotCS CSOH_72 (14 July 2020)

The Court of Session held that M G Construction failed to prove a defective weld was present at delivery, so its Sale of Goods Act claim failed.

  • Implied terms as to quality
  • Breach of contract
  • Causation
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Sale-of-goods-act-1979
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Property law [2019] ScotCS CSOH_49

GATSBY RETAIL LTD AGAINST THE EDINBURGH WOOLLEN MILL LTD

GATSBY RETAIL LTD AGAINST THE EDINBURGH WOOLLEN MILL LTD [2019] ScotCS CSOH_49 (28 June 2019)

A landlord’s dilapidations claim was held relevant despite a payment made to an incoming tenant under missives and a lease. Only unrelated correspondence averments were excluded.

  • Landlord and tenant
  • Dilapidations
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Entire agreement clause
  • Landlord-and-tenant
  • Mitigation-of-loss
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Contract law [2017] ScotSC 28

PEEBLES & Anor v REMBRAND BUILDERS MERCHANTS Ltd

PEEBLES & Anor v REMBRAND BUILDERS MERCHANTS Ltd [2017] ScotSC 28 (18 April 2017)

The sheriff held roof tiles were not of satisfactory quality under section 14, but replacement costs were unreasonable; £1,500 was awarded for inconvenience.

  • Sale of goods
  • Implied terms
  • Satisfactory quality
  • Damages
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Non-pecuniary loss
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Professional negligence [2017] ScotCS CSOH_24

Brits v Kilcoyne & Co

Brits v Kilcoyne & Co [2017] ScotCS CSOH_24 (16 February 2017)

The Outer House held that the defenders’ averments on waiver were irrelevant, because they pled only an extra-judicial statement, not an unequivocal waiver.

  • Waiver
  • Limitation of actions
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Causation
  • Professional-negligence
  • Limitation-of-actions
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Environmental law [2014] ScotCS CSOH_4

Nolan v Advance Construction Scotland Ltd

Nolan v Advance Construction Scotland Ltd [2014] ScotCS CSOH_4 (17 January 2014)

The Court of Session held that the pursuer failed to mitigate loss after unlawful spoil was dumped on his land, limiting recovery to re-profiling costs.

  • Encroachment
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Damages
  • Waste disposal
  • Asbestos contamination
  • Mitigation-of-loss
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Tort [2013] ScotCS CSOH_156

Allan v Amlin UK Ltd

Allan v Amlin UK Ltd [2013] ScotCS CSOH_156 (20 September 2013)

The Court of Session held that, absent proof of cheaper alternatives or extra benefits, the pursuer could recover the full credit hire charges incurred.

  • Credit hire charges
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Onus of proof
  • Personal injury damages
  • Credit-hire-charges
  • Mitigation-of-loss
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Tort [2013] ScotSC 51

MARIE BROWN v. AXA CORPORATE SOLUTION SERVICES UK LTD

MARIE BROWN v. AXA CORPORATE SOLUTION SERVICES UK LTD [2013] ScotSC 51 (01 August 2013)

The sheriff dismissed a credit-hire damages claim arising from a road accident, holding that the pursuer failed to prove recoverable loss, mitigation, or any diminution in value.

  • Credit hire
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Diminution in value
  • Damages assessment
  • Road traffic accident
  • Credit-hire
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Tort [2013] ScotCS CSOH_108

Manorgate Ltd v First Scottish Property Services Ltd

Manorgate Ltd v First Scottish Property Services Ltd [2013] ScotCS CSOH_108 (04 July 2013)

The court held that a negligent property search caused Manorgate’s losses after it bought a site with undisclosed archaeological significance.

  • Negligent misstatement
  • Property searches
  • Damages
  • Causation
  • Contributory negligence
  • Mitigation of loss
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Tort [2013] ScotCS CSOH_104A

Medicina Ltd v Midlothian Council

Medicina Ltd v Midlothian Council [2013] ScotCS CSOH_104A (02 July 2013)

Court of Session case on whether credit hire charges were recoverable and whether the hire period and repair delay were relevant; proof before answer was allowed.

  • Credit hire charges
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Damages assessment
  • Impecuniosity
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Credit-hire
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Tort [2013] ScotCS CSOH_104

Medicina Ltd v Midlothian Council

Medicina Ltd v Midlothian Council [2013] ScotCS CSOH_104 (02 July 2013)

The Court of Session allowed a proof before answer in a credit-hire damages dispute, holding the claim should not be dismissed as irrelevant at debate.

  • Credit hire charges
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Damages assessment
  • Impecuniosity
  • Relevancy of pleadings
  • Credit-hire
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