Global InformationRuxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth information
| Ruxley Electronics Ltd v Forsyth | |
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| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 29 June 1995 |
| Citations | [1995] UKHL 8, [1996] AC 344 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Bridge of Harwich, Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord Mustill, Lord Lloyd of Berwick |
| Keywords | |
| Loss of amenity, cost of cure | |
Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth [1995] UKHL 8 is an English contract law case, concerning the choice between an award of damages for the cost of curing a defect in a building contract or (when that is unreasonable) for awarding damages for loss of "amenity".