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Royscot Trust Ltd v Rogerson

[1991] 2 QB 297
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1991
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Under s.2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967, damages are assessed on the same basis as for fraud (Doyle v Olby) because the statute creates a fiction of fraud; the tortfeasor is liable for all losses flowing from the misrepresentation.

Area of Law

tort

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