The "solitary beacon" in Blake (William Swadling, 31 Jul 2000)

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Sender:	William Swadling
Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:50:48 +0100
Re:	The "solitary beacon" in Blake

Have I missed something? In Blake, Lord Nicholls placed great store on the decision of Brightman J in Wrotham Park v Parkside Homes, describing it as shining as a "solitary beacon, showing that in contract as well as in tort damages are not always narrowly confined to recoupment of financial loss". But since the claim in that case was a claim not against the original covenantor but a successor in title, and was brought not by the original covenantee but a successor in title, it was clearly anything but a claim for breach of contract.

Bill Swadling.

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