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Damages & Compensation

Where a breach or a wrong has cost you money, the claim is for damages. Winning it depends less on how badly you were treated than on how well the loss is documented and proved.

Contract Act 1872Code of Civil Procedure 1908Limitation Act 1908
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Compensation and defamation claims

We bring and defend claims for compensation arising from breach of contract, negligence, wrongful termination of an agreement, defective performance, and loss caused by wrongful acts. We also advise on what a claim is realistically worth before it is filed.

Proving the loss

Damages are compensation, not punishment. The court asks what loss actually flowed from the breach, whether it was foreseeable, and what you did to reduce it. Claims fail far more often on proof of loss than on proof of breach.

Mitigation and remoteness

You are expected to take reasonable steps to limit your loss, and losses too remote from the breach are not recoverable. We build the claim around what the law will actually compensate, rather than the number that feels fair.

Document the loss as it happens. Quotations, replacement invoices, records of lost orders and correspondence written at the time are worth far more than a calculation prepared for the case afterwards.

What helps

  • The contract or the basis of the duty owed
  • Evidence of the breach and when you learned of it
  • Documents proving each element of the loss
  • Evidence of steps taken to reduce the loss

Where it is heard, and how long it takes

Damages claims are filed in the civil court with jurisdiction over the amount, or pursued in arbitration where a clause requires it. A contested claim commonly takes a year or more, and the quantification evidence is usually what takes longest to assemble properly.

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How a damages claim runs
1

Test the claim

We assess breach, causation and whether the loss is provable and recoverable.

2

Quantify properly

We build the loss from documents, not estimates.

3

Demand, then file

We put a documented claim to the other side before litigating where that is sensible.

4

Prove it at trial

We lead the evidence of loss and argue quantum.

Claims fail more often on proof of loss than on proof of breach.Book a Consultation

Read the free guides first

Most of what clients ask at a first meeting is answered step by step in our free guides. Read the ones below first; book a consultation when you want the chamber to act.

Common questions

How much can I claim?

What you can prove you lost as a result of the breach, subject to foreseeability and your duty to mitigate. That is often less than the figure that feels right, and we will tell you honestly.

Can I claim for stress or reputation?

These are difficult heads of loss in commercial cases and are recoverable only in limited circumstances. The recoverable core is usually financial loss you can document.

How long do I have?

Claims are subject to limitation running from the breach or the damage. Do not sit on a claim; check the position early.

How do I file a defamation case?

Criminal defamation is filed as a complaint before the Magistrate under sections 499 and 500 of the Penal Code (up to two years, fine, or both). A civil suit claims money damages for the harm to your reputation. A Facebook post can be criminal defamation under the same sections; the Cyber Protection Act 2026 (commonly called the Cyber Security Act 2026) has no general online defamation offence.

How long do I have to sue for defamation?

One year from publication for a civil damages claim (Limitation Act 1908). Do not wait: evidence of online posts disappears quickly.

Claim what the loss actually cost

Documented, quantified and pleaded properly. A written assessment costs nothing.

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