What is the common law remedy of damages for failure to provide specific performance?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Youth Criminal Defence Office v. Legal Aid Society of Alberta, 2004 ABQB 589 (CanLII):
As was pointed out in the case of Coulombe v. Canada, [1984] F.C.J. No. 304 at p. 9, since the equitable relief of specific performance is not available, the common law remedy of damages affords adequate compensation.
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