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 ''[[Losses]]'' are pecuniary misfortunes that you might suffer as a result of a breach of contract. They can be divided into ''direct'' losses and ''indirect'', or ''consequential'' losses.
-''[[Damages]]'' are the  amounts a court orders a contract-breaching defendant to pay to a plaintiff as ''compensation'' for its loss. They may, or may not, be the same amount as the actual losses.
+''[[Damages]]'' are the amounts a court orders a naughty counterparty to pay to an innocent one as ''compensation'' for its loss. They may, or may not, be the same amount as the actual losses suffered.
 Damages may be ''general'', if they compensate for direct losses, or special, if they relate to indirect losses. (There are also [[Exemplary damages|“punitive”, or “exemplary” damages]], but ''these are not available under English law for breach of contract''.
 [[Special damages]], as compensation for [[indirect loss|indirect losses]], are extremely rare in contract — when they are not ruled out explicitly which, in the world of finance, they usually are.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Contractual losses and damages, charted
+|-
+! Thing being compensated for !! General Damages !! Special Damages !! Exemplary Damages
+|-
+| [[Direct loss]] || Yes. || No. || No.
+|-
+| [[Consequential loss|Indirect]]/[[Consequential loss|consequential loss]]|| No. || Yes. But unlikely. || No.
+|-
+| Outrageous behaviour|| No. || No. || No. Not available under contract in any cases.
+|}