In C & P Haulage v Middleton, the plaintiff was seeking its reliance loss (in a situation where it had no expectation loss), however, it did not succeed as it failed to show that, had the contract gone ahead properly, it would have been able to recoup this expenditure in any event. The plaintiff was therefore limited to recovering a nominal amount of damages in recognition of the technical breach it had sustained. This case shows that it will only be possible for the claimant to claim his reliance interest if the contract would have enabled him to recoup those expenses had it been properly performed.