The availability of liquidated damages as a contractually agreed method of compensating an employer for late completion of works by a contractor is one of the fundamental features of most construction contracts. Until recently, the common consensus was that, unless expressly provided in the contract, liability for liquidated damages came to an end on termination of the contract for breach, to be replaced by liability for general damages for any delay continuing beyond termination. Coulson J's recent judgment in Hall v van der Heiden (2010) EWHC 586(tcc) has, however, thrown some doubt on this position.
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机译：违约赔偿金是合同约定的一种补偿雇主对承包商的后期完成工程进行补偿的方法，这是大多数建筑合同的基本特征之一。直到最近，普遍的共识是，除非合同中有明确规定，否则，违约金的责任将在违约合同终止后终止，而对于在终止后继续的任何延误，应由一般损害赔偿责任代替。但是，Coulson J最近在Hall v van der Heiden（2010）EWHC 586（tcc）中的判决对这一立场提出了一些怀疑。
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