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Is there an obligation to mitigate damages?

Frequency/market practice: Yes. This is an automatic requirement of South African common law.

Is there an exclusion of consequential damages?

Frequency/market practice: Very common.

Are provisions that there is no liability if the buyer has knowledge common, or does buyer knowledge have no effect?

Frequency/market practice: Fairly common.

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