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C Czarnikow Ltd v Koufos
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C Czarnikow Ltd v Koufos or The Heron II [1969] 1 AC 350 is an English contract law case, concerning remoteness of damage. The House of Lords held that the "remoteness" test, as a limit to liability, is, in contract, more restrictive than it is in tort.
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The Heron II | |
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![]() Port of Basra. Heron II arrived there 9 days late. | |
Court | House of Lords |
Decided | 17 October 1967 |
Citation | [1969] 1 AC 350, [1967] 3 WLR 1491, [1967] 3 All ER 686, [1976] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 555 |
Case opinions | |
Lord Reid, Lord Morris, Lord Hodson, Lord Pearce and Lord Upjohn | |
Keywords | |
Remoteness |
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