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Common sense and common law: Navigating the gap between breach and loss Background The issues The judgment Key takeaways
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has dismissed an appeal in Logix Aero Ireland Limited v Siam Aero Repair Company Limited, holding that the voluntary acts of fraudsters broke the chain of causation between an assumed breach of a confidentiality clause and the claimant's loss.
The decision restates the principles of legal causation in contract and clarifies the limited reach of London Joint Stock Bank v Macmillan. Although the decision is one of English law, the causation principles applied are common law principles regularly cited in the Cayman Islands and other International…
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