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Royscot Trust Ltd v Rogerson

[1991] 2 QB 297
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales)
Year1991
StatusBinding authority

Summary

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

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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