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Cheong Hin Construction Co Ltd v K Y Cheong
[2007] 1 HKLRD 1
Key Principle
To establish actionable misrepresentation, the representee must show that the misrepresentation was material and that they were induced by it to enter the contract. Reliance need not be the sole inducement, but it must be a real one.
Area of Law
Tort — misrepresentation — reliance and inducement
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