1. The starting point for calculations A comparison of different remedies available for breach of contract Selecting the appropriate remedy The remedy of Quantum Meruit Damages versus debt Contract or tort? Damages: the basic principles of assessment The rules of remoteness Remoteness of damages Putting together several different heads of claim Damages for mental distress Interest and financing charges What is 'consequential loss, or damage'; how does it relate to the principles already set out? 2. The measurement of damages Putting figures to the claim The rule against double counting Taxation and 'double counting' Double counting and the recouping of loss The rules about mitigation of loss 3. Special cases involving damages Damages for loss of a chance Chances of earning or of profitability Contributory negligence and the measurement of damages Drafting terms to control remedies The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 Liquidated damages Clauses about currency and interest The breach date rule Summarising the principles applicable to a claim for damages 4. Other remedies for breach of contract The remedies The declaratory judgment Retention of a deposit Rescission Specific performance and specific delivery Injunctions The remedy of rectification Indemnities: what is their purpose? Appendices List of cases cited List of statutes and other enactments mentioned in this report 5. Appendix 1 - The Millennium Dome case 6. Appendix 2 - List of cases.