Negligent Misstatements, part I
06/02/13 • 6 min
This lecture is on negligent misstatements. It is about liability based on negligence for careless statements made by a person, verbally or in writing, in circumstances where the maker of the statement knew or ought to have known that that recipient of the statement would reasonably rely on it. As in negligence generally, there is no need to establish a contractual relationship between the parties.
Copyright 2013 Lola Akin Ojelabi / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
This lecture is on negligent misstatements. It is about liability based on negligence for careless statements made by a person, verbally or in writing, in circumstances where the maker of the statement knew or ought to have known that that recipient of the statement would reasonably rely on it. As in negligence generally, there is no need to establish a contractual relationship between the parties.
Copyright 2013 Lola Akin Ojelabi / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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Tort law is introduced and distinguished from crime and contract. Business people may engage in conduct which may amount to civil wrongs for which they may be liable to compensate the victim who has suffered loss. Categories of tort law include negligence, trespass to person and property, detinue, deceit, passing off, nuisance, defamation, negligent and fraudulent misrepresentation and so on. The law of negligence is the focus in this subject.
Copyright 2013 Lola Akin Ojelabi / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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Negligent Misstatements, part II
This lecture is on negligent misstatements. It is about liability based on negligence for careless statements made by a person, verbally or in writing, in circumstances where the maker of the statement knew or ought to have known that that recipient of the statement would reasonably rely on it. As in negligence generally, there is no need to establish a contractual relationship between the parties.
Copyright 2013 Lola Akin Ojelabi / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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