Misrepresentation (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards

Legal issue making contract potentially null and void

False statement of fact inducing party to enter contract

Cannot be misrepresentation

Cannot be misrepresentation

Must be made before contract is formed

Statement known to be false or made recklessly

Careless statement made without reasonable care

Untrue statement with reasonable grounds for belief

Rescission + damages (all losses, even unforeseeable)

Either rescission OR damages in lieu (not both)