Goknur Gida Maddeleri Enerji Imalat Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret Ve Sanati A.S. v Organic Village Ltd & Anor (Rev 1)
Citation not recorded · Court not recorded · 2020
Summary
This judgment determines an application for a non-party costs order against Mr Aytacli, the former managing director of Organic Village Ltd. The underlying litigation arose from a commercial dispute where Goknur sued for unpaid stock, and Organic Village counterclaimed for £352,015.04 in damages for defective juices. Although Organic Village established liability, its claim for lost profits was rejected because it failed to mitigate losses by sourcing alternative juice on the open market. It was awarded only £2 nominal damages, leading to Goknur recovering part of its costs. The High Court dismissed Goknur's application to hold the director personally liable for those costs.
Key attributes
- Claimant type
- Corporate
- Defendant type
- Corporate and individual
- Sector
- Food and beverage wholesale
- Platform
- Not applicable (commercial transaction)
- Serious financial loss
- Not considered
- Causation finding
- The court in the underlying trial held that the claimant's failure to source alternative supplies on the open market broke the chain of causation/remoteness for loss of profits, meaning the breach of contract did not legally cause the claimed financial losses.
- Claimed loss
- £352,015.04
- Accepted loss
- £0
- Total damages
- £2
- Turnover band
- T10
- Outcome
- Application for a non-party costs order against the Second Defendant (Mr Aytacli) is dismissed.
- Appeal status
- First instance
Why it matters
Provides a useful example of a total failure of causation in a business loss claim, where the court awarded only nominal damages of £2 because alternative market options broke the chain of causation.
What this record does not tell you
- Any field shown as “not recorded” is genuinely absent from the record, not estimated.
- A damages award is not a measure of the claimant's commercial loss and is never used as one.
- Outcomes turn on their own facts; similarity to your situation is a matter for a solicitor.
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