Frances de la Tour of Fire" (2005) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" (2010). Other television roles include Emma Porlock in the Dennis Potter serial "Cold Lazarus" (1996), Headmistress Margaret Baron in BBC sitcom "Big School" and Violet Crosby in the sitcom "Vicious". De la Tour was born in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, to Moyra (née Fessas) and Charles de la Tour (1909–1982). The name was also spelt De Lautour, and it was in this form that her birth was registered in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in the third quarter of 1944. She has French, Greek, and Irish ancestry. She was educated at
Hochster v De La Tour under an obligation to stay ready and willing to perform till the day when performance was due, and therefore could commence no action before. Lord Campbell CJ held that Hochster did not need to wait until the date performance was due to commence the action and awarded damages. Hochster v De La Tour Hochster v De La Tour (1853) 2 E&B 678 is a landmark English contract law case on anticipatory breach of contract. It held that if a contract is repudiated before the date of performance, damages may be claimed immediately. In April, De La Tour agreed to employ