Where a purchase price in a share sale agreement is derived from an independent valuation based on warranted information, the correct measure of damages for breach of those warranties is the difference between the price paid and the price that would have been advised using the same valuation methodology if the warranted information had been accurate — not the difference between the price paid and the true value of the shares. This applies the ruling principle that damages should capture the benefit of the bargain by reference to the method actually used to fix the price.
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