How to turn a crisis into a claim

摘要

In recent years there have been a number of cases in which the court has had to consider whether a claimant is able to recover a sum representing the lost time by directors and other staff in taking steps to overcome the problems caused by a defendant's breaches. Here's the scenario. One day the supplier phones to say it will not be able to make the next delivery of components for your product, as the batch about to be supplied has an inherent defect He is also concerned that the components supplied over the past 12 months have the same problem. What do you do?