Hardship under the CISG


Case law:

 
Czech Republic
Scafom International BV v. Lorraine Tubes S.A.S.
Hof van Cassatie van België/Cour de cassation de Belgique (Belgian Supreme Court)
Belgium, 19 June 2009 – C.07.0289.N, CISG-online 1963
Czech Republic
Dupiré Invicta Industrie SA v. Gabo Sp. z o.o.
Cour d'appel de Reims (Court of Appeal Reims)
France, 04 September 2012 – 11/02698, CISG-online 3141
Czech Republic
Coke fuel case
Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court of Poland)
Poland, 20 January 2015 – V CSK 254/14, CISG-online 5063

Held that no hardship under Art. 79 CISG existed in the case at hand, but allowed a reduction of damages under Art. 74 sentence 2 CISG to 20% of the loss suffered because of the unforeseeability of a higher loss

 


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