Contract Law - Seminar 22 Remedies Chaplin v Hicks [1911]2 KB 786 · D was a famous actor and theatre manager . He invited women to enter a beauty contest by sending in photos which would be placed in a newspaper · Reader of newspaper would vote for their winner, who would be awarded a paid engagement as her prize . C entered the competition and came first in her group affording her the opportunity to be considered as a finalist . Letter inviting her to attend the next stage of the contest arrived too late, and as a result she was denied the opportunity to be considered · C successfully recovered £100k in damages . Under the contract, she had the right to be considered within a limited class · D's breach of contract meant no longer could be considered · Loss of the chance of winning such a lucrative prize was a breach which afforded her the right to substantial not just nominal damages Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth [1996] AC 344 · D agreed to build a swimming pool at D's home . Contract specified the depth of the pool was to be 7ft 6inch · D completed the pool to a depth of 6ft 9inch . C brought an action for breach of contract, claiming the cost to rebuild the swimming pool at the proper depth · R argued the pool was still safe for diving · C couldn't recover the cost of re-building because it would have been out of proportion to the loss he had suffered . Could recover £2500 loss of amenity · Pool was worth no less because of the breach · Nominal award was appropriate Anglia Television v Reed [1972] 1 QB 60 · C incurred expenses in preparation for filming a television play . Entered into contract with D to play leading role . D repudiated the contract . C tried to find a substitute but failed and abandoned play . C sued D for expenses of production amounting to £2750 incurred by C before contract . Held to be entitled to recover the whole of the wasted expenditure · D must have known that much expenditure had already been incurred and would be wasted Attorney General v Blake [2001] AC 268 . B was member of SIS in 1944 and his contract of employment signed an Official Secrets Act declaration not to disclose any information, in ay form, about his work in the secret service
. Also applied after employment had ceased · B became a soviet agent, but later escaped from soviet union · In 1989 B wrote a book and entered into an agreement with an UK publisher . Book contained information that was no longer confidential . C claimed whatever amount was owing to B who appealed the grant of an injunction preventing him from receiving any further payments from the publishers · Held where normal remedies were inadequate to compensate for breach of