Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:public_policy
contract law restitution |
| gptkbp:citation |
[2000] UKHL 45
[2001] 1 AC 268 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
27 July 2000
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:George_Blake
|
| gptkbp:defendantAction |
published memoirs in breach of confidentiality agreement
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
Attorney General v Blake
|
| gptkbp:hasKeyword |
public interest
breach of contract account of profits restitutionary damages |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
AG v Blake
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
establishing account of profits as a possible remedy for breach of contract
|
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
account of profits as a remedy for breach of contract
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
former MI6 agent
|
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:United_States_Senator
|
| gptkbp:plotSummary |
The case concerned whether the government could recover profits made by a former spy from publishing his memoirs in breach of contract.
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
restitutionary damages in contract law
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| gptkbp:principle |
exceptional circumstances may justify account of profits for breach of contract
|
| gptkbp:result |
House of Lords allowed the government to recover profits
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lord_Hoffmann
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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