[PROCEDURE] - civil - discretion to adopt a referee's report pursuant to UCPR r 20.14 - whether referee's report, as to the amount of damages suffered by the plaintiffs, should be adopted, varied or rejected - whether referee erred in assessing the value of the loss of the opportunity to benefit from a contract.
[DAMAGES] - torts - negligence - loss of opportunity - standard of proof - whether court is required to asses the degree of probability of occurrence of the opportunity and reflect that degree of probability in the award of damages.
Case Details
Citation[2012] NSWSC 574
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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