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United Kingdom negligent misstatementduty of careundisclosed principal

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v Playboy Club London Ltd

[2018] UKSC 43
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The scope of the Hedley Byrne duty of care for negligent misstatement is limited to the person to whom the statement is made; an undisclosed principal cannot sue for a negligent reference given to their agent.

Area of Law

tort

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