ABSTRACT
This consists of a specific item of loss which P must detail in his statement of claim. Thus, loss of profits, loss of earnings, etc, up to the date of the trial, will be special damage. (Loss of earnings or profit after the trial will be general damage.) The difference between the price paid for, for example, a holiday, a business, goods, etc, and the value of the defective holiday, business, or goods, etc, will be special damage.
