Part 2Remedies for Breach of Contract

Amendment of Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945

26Amendment of Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945

In section 5 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945—

(a)

in paragraph (a), after “; and” insert “subject to paragraph (aa)”, and

(b)

after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

without prejudice to the generality of section 1—

(i)

in subsection (1) of that section the reference to a person’s “own fault” includes a reference to that person’s breach of a contract and the reference to “the fault of any other person or persons” includes a reference to a breach of a contract by that other person or those other persons; and

(ii)

in each of subsections (2), (5) and (6) of that section, references to being “at fault” are to be construed accordingly;”.