Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty in Construction Delay
Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA litigant challenged the imposition of a monetary penalty for failing to adhere to a pre-established construction timeline, arguing that the contract's provision for liquidated damages was an unenforceable penalty because the specified daily rate was excessive and not reasonably related to any potential actual damages. The court reasoned that the provision should be enforced as liquidated damages, not a penalty, because the actual damages resulting from a construction delay were difficult to ascertain with precision at the time the contract was executed, and the agreed-upon daily rate represented a genuine good-faith effort by the parties to estimate the likely damages, thus satisfying the legal requirements for a valid liquidated damages clause.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 al. 2 LTF; Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty in Construction Delay: The court reasoned that the provision should be enforced as liquidated damages, not a penalty, because the actual damages resulting from a construction delay were difficult to ascertain with precision at the time the contract was executed, and the agreed-upon daily rate represented a genuine good-faith effort by the parties to estimate the likely damages, thus satisfying the legal requirements for a valid liquidated damages clause.
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Généré par l'IACited in the dispositive concerning the allocation of court costs.
Cited in the dispositive concerning the allocation of court costs in case of dismissal of the appeal.
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