McElroy Milne v Commercial Electronics Ltd - [1993] 1 NZLR 39

Damages — Assessment — Time of assessment — Remoteness of damage — Solicitors negligent in failing to obtain guarantee of lease — Whether damages could properly be awarded on basis of different values at different times — Whether damages should be assessed as at date of breach — Foreseeability as a factor in assessment — Relevance of magnitude of claim and degree of culpability.