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Mitigation definition

What does Mitigation mean?

A claimant may be under a duty to mitigate their loss if there is a breach of contract or a tort is committed. The effect of a failure to mitigate is that the claimant cannot recover damages in respect of the portion of their loss that is attributable to their own conduct or lack of it.

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A claimant may be under a duty to mitigate their loss if there is a breach of contract or a tort is committed. The effect of a failure to mitigate is that the claimant cannot recover damages in respect of the portion of their loss that is attributable to their own conduct or lack of it.

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