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- There is a negligent misrepresentation under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 where a statement is made carelessly or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth. When a claim for negligent misrepresentation under the Act is based on negligence, the law states that the person who made the misrepresentation has to disprove the negligence.
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The Misrepresentation Act 1967 is an Act which governs English contract law in the United Kingdom in situations where misrepresentation is involved, prior to parties entering into a contractual agreement. A misrepresentation can be considered to be a false statement of fact which prompts an individual to enter into a contract on the basis of ...
Under s.2(1) Misrepresentation Act 1967, a negligent misrepresentation is a statement made without reasonable grounds for belief in its truth. The burden of proof being on the representor to demonstrate they had reasonable grounds for believing the statement to be true.
An Act to amend the law relating to innocent misrepresentations and to amend sections 11 and 35 of the Sale of Goods Act 1893.
There are three types of Misrepresentation where a false statement was made: Fraudulently – statement made by someone that they know is untrue, believe it is untrue or is made recklessly Negligently – statement made carelessly or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth.
Negligent misrepresentation: a representation made carelessly and in breach of duty owed by Party A to Party B to take reasonable care that the representation is accurate. If no "special relationship" exists, there may be a misrepresentation under section 2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 where a statement is made carelessly or without ...
Section 2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 changed that. It introduced the availability of damages as a remedy for negligent misrepresentation. Also, a court has a discretion to refuse the remedy of rescission and award damages instead. The Misrepresentation Act 1967 enables statutory damages for negligent misrepresentation:
