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United Kingdom damagesmisrepresentation act 1967 s2(1)measure of damages

Royscot Trust Ltd v Rogerson

[1991] 2 QB 297
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1991
StatusBinding authority

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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