This law lecture looks at an actionable Misrepresentation in Contract Law. An actionable misrepresentation i.e. a misrepresentation that is capable of founding a court action for misrepresentation, must consist of certain elements which are discussed in detail below. If one of these elements is missing, the misrepresentation will not be actionable and there will be no remedy available for misrepresentation. A Misrepresentation is a unambiguous, false, statement of fact (or law), addressed to the party misled, which is material and induces the contract, and causes loss.
At the end of this lecture you will be able to do the following:
understand the nature of misrepresentation;
identify the elements of a misrepresentation;
assess whether a misrepresentation is actionable;
identify the various types of misrepresentation both at common law and under statute;
understand the remedies available dependent on the type of misrepresentation in question.
McInerny v Lloyds Bank Ltd [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 246(CA)
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon[1976] 2 All ER 5
Pankhania v Hackney LBC [2002] NPC 123
Chapelton v Barry UDC [1940] 1 All ER 356, CA
Dimmock v Hallett [1866] LR 2 Ch App 21
With v O’Flanagan[1936] Ch 575
Tate v Williamson (1866) LR 2 Ch App 55
Horsefall v Thomas [1862] 1 H & C 90
Derry v Peek [1889] 14 App Cas 337
Hedley Byrne v Heller & Partners (1964) AC 465
Redgrave v Hurd (1881) 20 Ch D 1
Long v Lloyd [1958] 1 WLR 753
s.2(1) Misrepresentation Act 1967
East v Maurer [1991] 2 All ER 733
Smith New Court Securities Ltd v Scrimgeour Vickers (Asset Management) Ltd.[1996] 4 All ER 769
This law lecture looks at an actionable Misrepresentation in Contract Law. An actionable misrepresentation i.e. a misrepresentation that is capable of founding a court action for misrepresentation, must consist of certain elements which are discussed in detail below. If one of these elements is missing, the misrepresentation will not be actionable and there will be no remedy available for misrepresentation. A Misrepresentation is a unambiguous, false, statement of fact (or law), addressed to the party misled, which is material and induces the contract, and causes loss.
At the end of this lecture you will be able to do the following:
understand the nature of misrepresentation;
identify the elements of a misrepresentation;
assess whether a misrepresentation is actionable;
identify the various types of misrepresentation both at common law and under statute;
understand the remedies available dependent on the type of misrepresentation in question.
McInerny v Lloyds Bank Ltd [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 246(CA)
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon[1976] 2 All ER 5
Pankhania v Hackney LBC [2002] NPC 123
Chapelton v Barry UDC [1940] 1 All ER 356, CA
Dimmock v Hallett [1866] LR 2 Ch App 21
With v O’Flanagan[1936] Ch 575
Tate v Williamson (1866) LR 2 Ch App 55
Horsefall v Thomas [1862] 1 H & C 90
Derry v Peek [1889] 14 App Cas 337
Hedley Byrne v Heller & Partners (1964) AC 465
Redgrave v Hurd (1881) 20 Ch D 1
Long v Lloyd [1958] 1 WLR 753
s.2(1) Misrepresentation Act 1967
East v Maurer [1991] 2 All ER 733
Smith New Court Securities Ltd v Scrimgeour Vickers (Asset Management) Ltd.[1996] 4 All ER 769
