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DELICTUAL DAMAGES [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

While the arbitrator had jurisdiction over contractual damages arising from a dismissal without cause, "delictual damages", such as arise in an abusive dismissal, were held to be justifiable in a court, since the claim rested on «abus de droit» and the civil fault of the employer or its representative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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