Loss of profits

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Not the same thing as consequential loss, though in many cases it is a type of consequential loss. It is possible for a loss of profits or loss of opportunity to be a direct loss, although the great case of Hadley v Baxendale illustrates that is by no means the ordinary run of things.

See also

• Hadley v Baxendale
• Remoteness of damage
• Breach of contract