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  • Essay / Common Law Case Study - 868

    Bruno is expected to provide $1,000 per day for the show site. However, due to this accident, ACT safety authorities closed the ride and so Bruno was unable to continue operating the ride. In other words, Bruno did not perform the contract for the remaining two days with the Royal ACT Show because he violated the terms of the contract. More precisely, this contract is terminated by breach. Without this accident, Bruno would have been able to make the trip normally, and then the Royal ACT Show was able to receive Bruno's $2,000 payment. As a result of this breach, the Royal ACT Show was able to terminate the contract and sue for damages (p188). Furthermore, from a causation perspective and applying the "but for" test in Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd, the damages were caused by Bruno's omission (his negligence towards Robert), because the Royal ACT Show would not suffer an economic loss of $2,000 without the negligence. by Bruno. The damage was therefore not minimal. As an innocent party, the Royal ACT Show will be entitled to claim damages for loss of business opportunity and will receive a sum of money equal to the value the party expected to receive if the contract could be performed (p. 195). Therefore, the Royal ACT Show can collect the payment of $2,000 which is expected to be paid by