Principal Registry - 1994 May

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May 1994
The applicant recovered wasted expenditure and consequential rent loss where conduct formed a binding lease despite no formal contract.
Contract formation — conduct and correspondence can establish a binding agreement despite 'subject to contract'; repudiation — innocent party entitled to damages for wasted expenditure and consequential loss (reimbursement of materials, contractor fees, and increased rent).
11 May 1994
9 May 1994
Plaintiff failed to prove the electricity supplier’s negligence or causation for the house fire; claim dismissed with costs.
Tort — Negligence — Liability of electricity supplier — Duty ends at metering point; circuit breaker maintenance consumer’s responsibility — Burden of proof and causation in fire loss claims.
1 May 1994