Recovering cost of cure damages: The necessity of showing an intention to cure

• Main Author: LAU, Kwan Ho
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: cost of cure damages; claimant’s intention; remediation; St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd v Lendlease Construction; JSD Corp Pte Ltd v Tri-Line Express; construction law; damages assessment; contractual remedies; English law; Singapore law; Contracts
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4544; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6502/viewcontent/recovering_cost_of_cure_damages.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This case note discusses the relevance of a claimant's intention to effect the remediation when making a claim for cost of cure damages, with a focus on the decisions in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2504 (TCC) and JSD Corp Pte Ltd v Tri-Line Expr...