Remedies for Breach of Contract Summary and Checklist Complete the following summary by filling in the blanks. · Damages are the common law remedy and are available as of right · The purpose of damages is to for loss · They may be awarded for either expectation and/or losses · The loss, however, should arise directly and from the breach and be in the contemplation of the parties. The damage cannot be too · If special damages are claimed, these can be recovered only if the special circumstances were made at the time of the contract · The fact that damages may be difficult to assess will not an award being made · Damages for non-pecuniary loss will be awarded, especially if the contract is intended to provide pleasure, relaxation or to avoid distress · Equitable remedies are available at the court's not as of right · Specific performance is an order of the court requiring the person to whom it is addressed to his obligations · An injunction may a certain action · Neither specific performance nor an injunction will be granted where damages are an remedy