Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:07

From: Mårten Schultz

Subject: Remedies for Conversion and Trespass to Goods

Yes, well, it looks odd from my Swedish perspective as well ...

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Från: Jones, Michael
Skickat: må 2008-03-10 16:47
Till: Mårten Schultz
Ämne: RE: Remedies For Conversion & Trespass to Goods

A person who has reasonably incurred expenditure or suffered other loss in order to prevent an impending damage occurring, or in order to limit the extent or severity of a damage which occurs, has a right to compensation from the person who would have been accountable for the causation of the damage.

With respect, this seems slightly odd from a common law perspective. If I fit a lock to my front door to prevent the burglar gaining entry, and the burglar tries the door but finding it locked goes away, can I recover the cost of the lock from the failed burglar? This could be quite a lucrative undertaking, provided I could catch my failed burglar of course.

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