Contractual Breach Causation in Civil Liability

A civil liability claim arose from a contractual relationship where one party asserted that the other had breached its obligations by failing to provide necessary documents, which prevented the claimant from completing a prerequisite step, thereby causing them financial loss. The court of appeal, finding that the alleged failure to perform did not constitute a sufficiently direct and certain breach causally linked to the claimed damages, rejected the claim for compensation. The high court quashed this decision, reasoning that the lower court had failed to establish whether the defendant's alleged omission constituted a fault or a breach of contract that was the direct cause of the specific prejudice suffered by the claimant, a factual determination required to establish civil liability under the relevant legal articles.