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Vitiating factors Flashcards

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What is a vitiating factor

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something which makes a contract void or voidable

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What are the types of vitiating factors

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  • misrepresentation

- economic duress

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What is a misrepresentation

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a false statement of material fact made by a party to the contract that induce the other party to enter the contract

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False statement

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The extent of the persons knowledge of the false statement defines the type of misrepresentation it might be.
Silence can NEVER amount to a misrepresentation as seen in Fletcher v Krell

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Fletcher v Krell

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woman applied for a job she was not asked her marital state. In the time if she said she was divorced she wouldnt be given the job. Court stated there was no misrepresentation as she wasnt asked about it

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O’flanagan

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A statement that may have been true when made can become a misrepresentation if it becomes false before the contract is made
Doctor originally stated the correct profits of bis practice, however before the contract was made he fell ill, lost many patients, making the original statement inaccurate.

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Dimmock v Hallet

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Seller of land told buyer there were tenants on the land, what he wanted, but failed to mention that they were leaving. Amounting to a misrepresentation
Part-truth can make a misrepresentation

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Tate v Williamson

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Where the relationship between the parties is based upon trust then silence can amount to a misrepresentation

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Lambert v Co-op insurance

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D renewed jewellery insurance but failed to mention husband was previously convicted of jewellery theft. This was important and would’ve affected the jewellery companies decision therefore misrepresentation

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Spice Girls v Aprilia

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The statement doesnt need to be oral or written just anything that would influence the others decisions.
Spice girls didn’t mention that one member was leaving= misrepresentation

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Material fact

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misrepresentation must be based on a material fact . Meaning that the statement would have made the reasonable person make the contract and did in fact influence the other party’s decision.
Must be a statement of fact NOT opinion
Statement of future intention is nOT a fact

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Bisset v Wilkinson

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D genuinely believed you could fit 2000 sheep on a stretch of land. This was false however he genuinely believed it to be true therefore = no misrepresentation

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Edginton v Fitzmaurice

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C invested in a business who said they would use the investment to complete alterations to the building and other developments. It was instead used for paying off debts. This was a misrepresentation as they had no intention to invest the money into the buildings and developments

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Induces the other party to enter the contract

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statement MUST be critical to the influence of the others decision and they must have relied on the statement rather than their own judgement

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Attwood v Small

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seller of mine made false statement to purchaser. The buyer instructed surveyor to confirm this statement, which he did incorrectly. purchaser brought the mine later finding the statement to be untrue. NO misrepresentation due to the survey report which C relied upon.

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Redgrave v Hurd

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seller verbally misled purchaser about earrings. Buyer relied on the statement and didn’t look into anything else and so this was a misrepresentation
NO NEED FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH.

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Museprime v Adhill

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It doesnt matter what the reasonable buyer would do the fact that the buyer relied on the statement is ENOUGH

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different kinds of misrepresentation

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  • innocent
  • negligent
  • fraudulent
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Innocent misrepreentaion

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The misrepresentation act states that an innocent misrepresentation is one which is genuinely held on reasonable grounds.
Remedy= recession OR damages

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Negligent misrepresentation

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Est. by the case of Hedley v Heller
Negligent misrepresentation is a false statement made by a person who had no reasonable grounds to believe it was true.
Two types
- under the common law tort of negligence
- under the misrepresentation act

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negligent misrepresentation under common law

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Hedley v Heller- claim for negligent misrepresentation is to be allowed

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Negligent misrepresentation under misrepresentation act 1967

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S2(1) statutory liability for NM which does not require any special relationship between parties. All that must be proven is that there is a misrepresentation which results in a contract where the victim suffers a loss.
Howard Marine v Ogden sons

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Fraudulent misrepresentation

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Est. Derry v Peek
when there is a statement which the person making the representation knows it to be untrue or is reckless as to whether or not it is true.

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Remedies for innocent misrepresentation

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  • Rescission = equitable remedy. discretionary. parties are returned to the position they were in before the contract was made
    NOT AVALIABLE:
    -Restitution to the original position is impossible (Clarke v Dickson)
  • the contract is affirmed (Long v Loyd)
  • delay
  • third party had gained rights over property (Lewis v Averay)
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Damages remedy for innocent misrepresentation

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Discretionary

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Remedies for negligent misrep

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Rescission and/or damages

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Remedies for fraudulent misrep

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Rescission and damages.
Damages aim to put the claimant into the position they were in before the contract misrepresentation occurred.
Possible to recover damages for the loss of profit (East v Maurer)

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What is economic duress

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Where a person unwillingly enters a contract due to force of another party. can be either

  • undue influence
  • duress
  • economic duress
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Undue influence

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where one party entered the contract as a result of pressure. Presumed where there is trust in the relationship and one party will benefit more than another.
Allcard v Skinner: new nun gave superior mother all her money.

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Contract signed under duress

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such as blackmail or violence to pursued the other.

Barton v Armstrong

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Economic duress

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Where someone enters into a contract due to financial threats being made.
Atlas v Kafco- forced into charging new export rates. If Atlas stopped exporting for Kafco they would go out of business = economic duress

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Key requirements for economic duress

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  • effect of compulsion or lack of choice for the victim
  • the pressure must be illegitimate
  • pressure is significant cause of making the contract
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Universe ships v ITWF

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ITWF blocked in Universe ship and demanded payment and conditions as well as demanded the owners pay large amount of money. Ship owners agreed so they could leave. Court later decided that the money had be given through economic duress and must be repaid

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Factors of illegitimate pressure

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pao ơn v Lau Yiu =

  • did the person claiming to be coerced protest about the pressure
  • did that person have any other available course of action that was reasonable
  • was he independently advised before taking the action
  • after entering into the contract, did he take steps to make the contract void
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CTN cash v Carry and Gallagher

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Duress is NOT available when the action threaten is lawful action
However Progress bulk allowed for lawful action to be enough to constitute illegitimate pressure = a past unlawful act and threat of further one was present

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Remedies for economic duress

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  • restitution of money or property (discretionary and puts the C in position they were before the contract created through economic duress was made
  • Can order for the avoidance of the contract itself

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