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
What Amounts to a Misrepresentation
- 4 things to know
- Paper 3
Overview
Recall questions on the definition, why a statement of opinion usually will not do, and the timing and other requirements.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
In what way can lapse of time prevent rescission?
What remedy is available for innocent misrepresentation under section 2(2) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967?
When must a false statement be made, what is affirmation, and under what tort does deceit lie?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is misrepresentation in contract law?
Model answer
A false statement of fact made by one party to another that induces the other party to enter into the contract.
- 2
Why does a statement of opinion generally not constitute misrepresentation?
Model answer
Because misrepresentation requires a statement of fact; statements of opinion or future intention do not qualify as statements of fact.
- 3
At what point in time must a false statement be made for it to constitute misrepresentation?
Model answer
The false statement must be made before or at the time of contracting.
- 4
Besides timing, what additional requirement must the false statement satisfy to amount to misrepresentation?
Model answer
It must induce the other party to enter into the contract.
- 5
Define fraudulent misrepresentation.
Model answer
It occurs where the representor makes a false statement knowingly, without belief in its truth, or recklessly as to whether it is true or false.
- 6
What mental state distinguishes fraudulent misrepresentation from other types?
Model answer
The representor either knows the statement is false, has no belief in its truth, or is reckless as to its truth or falsity.
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