Laws and Regulations of Contract Law and their Consequences

The rules in English Contract Law relating to claiming damages for mental distress consequent upon a breach of contract are not clear Discuss this statement and support your argument with relative authorities

• You are required to elaborate the purpose of the damages for bridge of contract. Make use of the Robinson v Harman- for explaining the term damages
• In what way does damages can be defined
• How damages can be recovered for breach of contract
• Explain refusal of awarding damages for the mental distress. Make use of the case law Addis v Gramophone.
• Explain whether recovery is allowed for the damages use the Hobbis v L+Swrey in order to determine that condition is sufficiently serious. Also check whether significant object of contract was to give pleasure, relaxation or peace of mind for this use Failey v Skiner
• There are certain exceptions
• Watts v Marrow in order to depict the responsibility for mental distress
• jarvis v Swan Tours Ltd for analysing the changes into the law
• Roxley v Forsyth, to measure difference of opinion

For reference make use of Oscola reference system