In this update, subscribers can, inter alia, read discussion of key cases such as Leeda Projects Pty Ltd v Zeng  [2020] VSCA 192 as to loss of use damages in building and construction and PKT Technologies Pty Ltd v Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 216 as to exemplary damages for breach of copyright as well as a thorough overview of specific commercial contexts, such as damages in Building and Construction matters (see [32.10]ff). 

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