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Award of damages as an exercise of discretion

Circumstances that can aggravate damages

Condition for the award of damages against a carrier

Distinction between award of damages in contract and award of damages in tort

Distinction between trading and non-trading customers in awarding damages for the dishonour of a cheque

Duty on a party claiming damages

Effect of failure of the trial judge to award damages

Factors considered by the court in awarding damages in favour of the family of a deceased person

Factors for the award of damages

Factors governing the award of damages for dishonour of cheques

Factors that may be taken into consideration when awarding damages for the infringement of fundamental rights

Factors the court must consider in awarding damages for injury

Factors to be considered for the award of damages for wrongful termination of employment

How an appellate court considers whether the award of damages by a trial Court is based on evidence

Need for an award of damages to reflect the economic reality of the country

Object of an award of damages

Position of the law where the trial court failed to award damages

Principle of awarding damages in a fundamental rights actions

Principles for the award of damages for battery

Principles for the award of damages for malicious prosecution

Principles governing the award of damages by a court

Principles governing the award of damages for detinue

Principles governing the award of damages for dishonour of cheques

Principles governing the award of damages for loss of consortium

Principles guiding award of damages for breach of contract to lend money

Principles guiding the award of damages for wrongful conviction

Principles guiding the award of damages in fundamental rights enforcement actions

Purpose of awarding damages

Purpose of awarding damages in tort

Species of damages

4 subsidiary principles

The guiding principle in the award of damages

The object of awarding damages in contract and tort

The position of the law on the period of award of damages for wrongful dismissal

The rationale for awarding damages to a successful party in an action

The relationship between general damages and aggravated damages

The rule that a Judge must tailor an award of damages to the amount claimed

The rule that a party is entitled to damages that flow directly and naturally from the breach

The rule that a plaintiff would not be allowed to recover damages to compensate him for any loss or damage which he would not have suffered if he had taken reasonable steps to mitigate his losses

The rule that damages are awarded as financial compensation for actual loss provided it is not too remote

The rule that the power to award damages is within the precinct of the trial court

The two limbs of the principle governing the award of damages in contract

What an applicant for damages must do

What a party seeking the award of damages must prove

What must be proved for award of damages under tort law for mental harm and disability

When an award of general damages is improper

When award of general damages will amount to double compensation in a motor accident claim

Whether a claimant is entitled to general damages for libel where his cheque was dishonoured

Whether a court has an unbridled licence to award damages in an action founded on both contract and tort

Whether a court will grant an unreasonable claim for damages

Whether an award of both special damages and general damages can be made in an action for conversion

Whether an award of damages can take the rates of interest and inflation into account

Whether an award of damages for wrongful dishonour of cheque is an exception to the general rule regarding breach of contract that the plaintiff must plead and strictly prove his loss or be entitled to nominal damages

Whether an award of damages is granted as a matter of course

Whether a party can be awarded damages from a breach of contract and tort at the same time

Whether a party who has been fully compensated under one head of damages for a particular injury can be awarded damages in respect of the same injury under another head

Whether a plaintiff who claims damages for suffering and distress must prove it

Whether a trial court must award damages having held that the plaintiff's fundamental rights have been breached

Whether damages awarded in respect of chattels for personal use should be taxed

Whether damages can be awarded for loss of earning capacity

Whether damages can be awarded in an action instituted by a motion

Whether damages can be awarded in respect of an unconstitutional contract

Whether damages can be awarded to a person whose right to personal liberty has been infringed upon

Whether damages can be awarded where there is no breach of contract

Whether damages not claimed can be awarded in fundamental rights actions

Whether Ghanaian courts can award damages in foreign currency

Whether, in making an award of damages, the court can apportion the amount among various heads or fix lump sum to cover all the heads

Whether it is enough for a court can award damages without giving reasons

Whether speculation should be considered in the award of damages

Whether the award of damages is intended to be punitive

Whether the court can award damages in lieu of specific performance/injunction

Whether the court can award more damages than the amount claimed by a party

Whether the court can take inflationary value of the cedi and demand in the market into consideration in awarding damages for loss of a vehicle

Whether the court has inherent powers to award damages

Whether the court has power to take into account and consider the value of the currency in which an award of damages is to be made

Whether the court must award the actual amount claimed as damages

Whether the manner in which reliefs were couched affects an award of damages

Whether the presence of a penalty clause in a contract is a bar to the award of damages

Whether there is a distinction in the principles governing the award of damages in contract and in tort

Whether the right to the award of damages must flow from the wrongful termination of the contract

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