AQA A-Level Law 7162
The Nature of Law
The European Union and English Law
Legal Personnel and the Judiciary
Access to Justice and Funding
Parliamentary Law Making
Delegated Legislation
Statutory Interpretation
Judicial Precedent
Law Reform
The Civil Courts and Dispute Resolution
The Criminal Courts and Sentencing
Lay People: Magistrates and Juries
Criminal Law: Rules and Theory
General Elements of Liability
Fatal Offences Against the Person
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Property Offences
Preliminary Offences
Criminal Defences
Tort: Rules and Theory
Negligence
Occupiers' Liability
Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
Vicarious Liability
Tort: Defences and Remedies
Contract: Rules and TheoryContract
Formation of a ContractContract
Contract TermsContract
Vitiating FactorsContract
Discharge of a ContractContract
Contract: RemediesContract
Human Rights: Rules and TheoryHuman rights
Human Rights in International and UK LawHuman rights
The European Convention ArticlesHuman rights
Restrictions and EnforcementHuman rights
Reform of Human Rights LawHuman rights
Vitiating Factors
The Elements of an Actionable Misrepresentation
- 3 things to know
- Paper 3
Overview
Recall questions on the kind of statement required, to whom it must be made, the effect it must have and whether opinion can suffice.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
To whom must the false statement be made, and what must it cause?
What happens if a false statement is made but the claimant was not influenced by it when entering the contract?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
For a statement to constitute misrepresentation, what type of statement must it be?
Model answer
It must be a false statement.
- 2
To whom must a misrepresentation be made for it to be actionable?
Model answer
It must be made by one party to another party to the contract.
- 3
What effect must a false statement have on the other party for it to constitute misrepresentation?
Model answer
It must induce the other party to enter into the contract.
- 4
Must a misrepresentation be a statement of fact, or can it be a statement of opinion?
Model answer
It must be a statement of fact, not opinion.
- 5
Why does a statement of opinion not amount to misrepresentation?
Model answer
Because a misrepresentation must be a statement of fact, not a statement of opinion or future intention.
- 6
Can a statement about future intention constitute misrepresentation?
Model answer
No, a misrepresentation must be a statement of existing fact, not future intention.
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