Construction Contract Disputes: Notice, Damages, and Limitation Periods
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Généré par l'IAThe court addressed multiple appeals stemming from disputes over a construction contract, with key issues centering on the interpretation of contractual provisions regarding notice requirements for claims, proper calculation of damages for breach, and the applicability of certain statutory limitations periods. The court reasoned that strict adherence to contractual notice provisions is generally required for claims to be preserved, and where the facts demonstrated a failure to provide timely or proper notice as stipulated, the claims were barred; however, in other instances where the non-breaching party substantially complied or where the breach itself prevented the required notice, the claims were permitted to proceed, with damages calculated based on the contract's formula or, in the absence of such a formula, on standard expectation principles, while also clarifying which statutory period applied to specific types of claims arising under the contract.
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Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF; Construction Contract Disputes: Notice, Damages, and Limitation Periods: The court reasoned that strict adherence to contractual notice provisions is generally required for claims to be preserved, and where the facts demonstrated a failure to provide timely or proper notice as stipulated, the claims were barred; however, in other instances where the non-breaching party substantially complied or where the breach itself prevented the required notice, the claims were permitted to proceed, with damages calculated based on the contract's formula or, in the absence of such a formula, on standard expectation principles, while also clarifying which statutory period applied to specific types of claims arising under the contract.
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