The Test of Remote Damages; A Comparative Study

The breach of contract usually results in a lot of damages. But it is impossible to compensate all of these. Most of legal systems don’t compensate remote damages. Remoteness refers to damages which are far from proximate cause. This article analyses the test which recognized in some major legal systems. In fact we use a methodological study about the issue. Legal systems commonly adopt two attitude to recognize remote damages. Some adopt the test of “foresee ability of damages” and others recommend the test of “causation”. We believe that basically, “causation” is more fundamental and systematic than other test. Based on jurisprudence and legal, in the Iranian legal system, recent theory to detect direct and indirect damage is acceptable.