Damages
At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognised at law, the loss must involve damage to property, or mental or physical injury; pure economic loss is rarely recognised for the award of damages.Compensatory damages are further categorized into special damages, which are economic losses such as loss of earnings, property damage and medical expenses, and general damages, which are non-economic damages such …
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WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English
The "Blueprint to Repair Australia's Landscapes" is a comprehensive report that outlines a strategic approach for a 30-year investment aimed at restoring the health, productivity, and resilience of Australia's natural …
widespread adverse impacts and related losses and damages to nature and people (IPCC, 2023, WMO, 2023). Thus …
IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency · 23 July 2024 English
Renewable energy
identifies key steps to help mitigate potential damages to Panama’s energy infrastructure and increase … adaptation measures focused on mitigating potential damages and making Panama’s energy infrastructure more … USD 11 million), of which 41.8% corresponded to damages, 55.8% to losses and 2.4% to additional costs. … were the El Níspero hydroelectric plant, with damages to its access road infrastructure, and the San … combining for an estimated HNL 23 million in damages (c. USD 1 million). Overall losses were estimated …
IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research · 22 July 2024 English
The renewal will be at the sole discretion of the IGIDR and based on the performance of the bidder during the contract period. [...] ● If the selected bidder is …
-Mumbai 12. LAN Local Area Network 13. LD Liquidated Damages 14. MAF Manufacturer Authorization Form 15. POE … ................ 15 2.13 Penalties/Liquidated Damages .............................................. … Penalties/Liquidated Damages Penalties/Liquidated damages for delay in supply: Penalties/Liquidated damages for delay … total value of the order Penalties/Liquidated damages for not maintaining uptime: ● If the selected bidder … guarantee/forfeit the Security deposit. Penalties/Liquidated Damages for non-performance: If the selected bidder does …
Oxfam GB · 19 July 2024 English
This report examines the systematic weaponization of water by the Government of Israel during its military campaign in Gaza. It highlights the severe water shortages and sanitation crises resulting from …
118 12 May 2024: Israeli bombardment severely damages a main reservoir in Tal al-Hawa, Gaza City, effectively …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 19 July 2024 English
Enhancing measures to control air quality can contribute to a long-term improvement in students’ cognitive performance and overall educational achievement.
Somanathan et al. 2021). Climate change could cause damages to agricultural production and lower economic …
Cato Institute · 18 July 2024 English
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown dismissed a lawsuit by the City of Baltimore seeking damages from 25 oil companies over climate change. The ruling is the latest setback for a long campaign by …
dismissed a lawsuit by the City of Baltimore seeking damages from 25 oil companies over climate change. The …
Urban Institute · 18 July 2024 English
Over the last century, social policies and programs and national support systems intended to help families and children improve their well-being were not necessarily designed to reduce burden or narrow …
Structural Racism: Definitions, Examples, Health Damages, and Approaches to Dismantling.” Health Affairs …
Fraser Institute · 18 July 2024 English
The federal government has set a GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, equivalent to 38.5% below 2022 levels. This report examines proposed policies …
policies and the fraction of future climate change damages that will be avoided by implementing those policies … of “climate damages,” but only to less than 0.5% of them. 2.2 Misleading Climate Damages Claims Furthermore …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
contractor will not be liable for or in respect of any damages or compensation payable to any employee, other …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
This document relates to the work carried out within the RAS on Technical Support for the Preparation of Flood Risk Management Plans for Romania Project, also known as the RO …
75 Figure 11.4 Relative risk (Annual Expected Damages (AEDs)) per IGSU subunit for individual RBAs . … management infrastructure, and caused estimated damages of over €2 billion2. A recent flood risk assessment … exacerbate these risks — causing €2.3 billion in damages annually — and affecting over 51,000 domestic properties … on the exposed elements to estimate expected damages and the potential benefits of measures to mitigate … tabular outputs of flood risk profile with expected damages for different sectors in each APSFR. Chapters 5 …
