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Misrepresentation Flashcards

1
Q

Types of misrep

A

Fraudulent
Negligent
Innocent

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2
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Fraudulent case

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Derry V peak

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3
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Fraudulent

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D makes statement that they know is untrue or reckless as to it’s truth

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4
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Negligent case

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Hedley burn V heller

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Negligent explain

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D makes statement they believe to be true but had no reasonable grounds for believing it’s true

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6
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Innocent case

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Leaf V international gallery

With V o flannigan

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Innocent explain

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D makes statement they always believed to be true and had grounds for doing so

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8
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Needed

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False statement
Mistruth by D to C not 3rd party
Representation not term
Reliance by C to enter contract

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9
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Mistruth induced C into contract

Reliance to enter contract case

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Atwood V small

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10
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Can it be Formed by conduct

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Yes

Spice girls V aprilla

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11
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Can it be formed by
Keeping quite when not asked

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No
Fletcher V krell

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12
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Exceptions to silence not being a misrep

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Conduct
Relationship between parties

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13
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Relationship between parties case

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Tate V Williams

Misrep if stayed silence and have a prior relationship

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14
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What if true statement becomes false before contract is made

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With V o flannigan

Misrep

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15
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Half true statement

A

Dimmock V Hallet - misrep

Unless mere puffery- to entice business

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16
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Opinion

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Average person - not a misrep

Bisset V Wilkinson

Specialist = misrep
Esso V marden

17
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Concealing defect

A

Misrep

Schneider V health

18
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What if C believes a statement without taking reasonable steps to confirm it’s truth

A

Does not matter
Still is misrep even if reasonable steps are not taken
Redgrave V Hurd

19
Q

Fraud remedies

A

Recission and damages

20
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Negligent remedies

A

Recission and or damages

21
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What is Recission

A

Put parties back in pre contractaul position

22
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Innocent remedies

A

Recission or damages

23
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Fraud remedies case

A

Smith V scrimgeour

24
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Remedies once third party is involved

A

No Recission as unfair on 3rd party

Lewis V averay

25
Q

What if innocent party want to carry on contract

A

Do not have to recission

Long V Lloyd

26
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What if Recission cannot put parties into precontractaul position

A

Clarke V Dickinson

Not given

27
Q

Act for remedies

A

Misrep act 1967

28
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Misrep act 1967 Recission section

29
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Misrep act 1967 Recission section

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