United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

Le Lievre v Gould

[1893] 1 QB 491 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal, England and Wales

Year1893

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Liability for negligence presupposes a duty of care owed to the claimant; in the absence of a contractual or fiduciary relationship, a person (here a surveyor) owes no duty of care to a third party for negligent statements, and is liable for misrepresentation only if it is fraudulent.

Area of Law

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Chandler v Cape plc [2012] EWCA Civ 525; [2012] 1 WLR 3111

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