Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry

Sometimes statements made by people working in the finance industry when giving advice may be incorrect. This article examines how the tort of negligence applies to the making of these misrepresentations. Cases discussed include Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465, Mu...

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Main Author: Sadler, Pauline
Format: Journal Article
Published: School of Business Law, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5983
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description Sometimes statements made by people working in the finance industry when giving advice may be incorrect. This article examines how the tort of negligence applies to the making of these misrepresentations. Cases discussed include Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465, Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt (1968) 122 CLR 556, Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (1980-1981) 150 CLR 225, Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board (2001) 206 CLR 1, Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605 and Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (1997) 188 CLR 241.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-59832017-01-30T10:49:44Z Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry Sadler, Pauline Sometimes statements made by people working in the finance industry when giving advice may be incorrect. This article examines how the tort of negligence applies to the making of these misrepresentations. Cases discussed include Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465, Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt (1968) 122 CLR 556, Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (1980-1981) 150 CLR 225, Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board (2001) 206 CLR 1, Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605 and Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (1997) 188 CLR 241. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5983 School of Business Law, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology fulltext
spellingShingle Sadler, Pauline
Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry
title Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry
title_full Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry
title_fullStr Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry
title_full_unstemmed Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry
title_short Liability for Negligent Misrepresentation in the Finance Industry
title_sort liability for negligent misrepresentation in the finance industry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5983