Legal terms explained: Remoteness of damage

Remoteness of damage In contract law, if Party B breaches an obligation it owes to Party A, Party A, in principle, is entitled to damages. However, the law applies certain principles to limit the level of damages Party A is entitled to recover, one of which is the principle of remoteness.

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