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The Misrepresentation Act 1967 (c. 7) is a United Kingdom act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the common law principles of misrepresentation.Prior to the Act, the common law position was that there were two categories of misrepresentation: fraudulent and innocent.
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In England, the common law was codified and amended by the Misrepresentation Act 1967. (Although short and apparently succinct, the 1967 Act is widely regarded as a confusing and poorly drafted statute which has caused a number of difficulties, especially in relation to the basis of the award of damages. [64]
It examines the Misrepresentation Act 1967 and addresses the extent of damages available under s 2(1) for negligent misrepresentation. The court controversially decided that under the Act, the appropriate measure of damages was the same as that for common law fraud, or damages for all losses flowing from a misrepresentation, even if unforeseeable.
An Act to amend the provisions of the National Insurance Act 1965, [ah] the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 [ai] and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967 [aj] as to contributions, benefit and insurable employments; to provide for the set-off of certain overpayments; to confer temporary power to increase ...
Cheltenham Borough Council v Laird [2009] EWHC 1253 QB is an English contract law and UK labour law case concerning the right to seek damages for misrepresentation under the Misrepresentation Act 1967. It attracted considerable media attention due to the sums claimed in compensation and the politically charged facts of the case.
Misrepresentation, exclusion clause Walker v Boyle [1982] 1 WLR 495 is an English contract law case, concerning misrepresentation , and the possibility to exclude liability for it under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 s 3.