The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller

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Professor Kit Barker (University of Queensland, Australia) Ross Grantham (University of Queensland, Australia)

The Law of Misstatements

50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller

Professor Kit Barker (University of Queensland, Australia), Ross Grantham (University of Queensland, Australia), Professor Warren Swain

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Hart Publishing
27 August 2015

Comparative law; Negligence

Series: Hart Studies in Private Law

2013 was the 50th anniversary of the House of Lords’ landmark decision in Hedley Byrne v Heller. This international collection of essays brings together leading experts from five of the most important jurisdictions in which the case has been received (the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Canada and Australia) to reappraise its implications from a number of complementary perspectives—historical, theoretical, conceptual, doctrinal and comparative. It explores modern developments in the law of misstatement in each of the jurisdictions; examines the case’s profound effects on the conceptual apparatus of the law of negligence more generally; explores the intersections between misstatement liabilities in contract, tort, equity and under statutory consumer protection provisions; and critically assesses the ways in which advisor liabilities have come to be limited and distributed under systems of ‘joint and several’ and ‘proportionate’ liability respectively. Inspired by Hedley Byrne, the purpose of the collection is to reflect on the case’s echoes, effects and analogues throughout the private law and to provide a platform for thinking about the ways in which liabilities for misstatement and pure economic loss should be modelled in the modern day.

Edited by: Professor Kit Barker (University of Queensland Australia), Ross Grantham (University of Queensland, Australia), Professor Warren Swain
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 791g
ISBN: 9781849468633
ISBN 10: 184946863X
Series: Hart Studies in Private Law
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 27 August 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: Issues 1. Hedley Byrne v Heller : Issues at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Kit Barker Part 2: History, Concepts and Theory 2. Hedley Byrne v Heller in Australia: ‘Never has there been such a Judicial Jamboree ’ Warren Swain 3. The Assumption of Responsibility Andrew Robertson and Julia Wang 4. The Basis of the Hedley Byrne Action Allan Beever 5. The Curious Incident of the Dog that did Bark in the Night-Time: What Mischief does Hedley Byrne v Heller Correct? David Campbell Part 3: Intersections and Distributions of Liability 6. Equity as Tort? Paul Finn 7. Limitations on Defendant Liability for Misleading or Deceptive Conduct Under Statute: Some Insights from Negligent Misstatement Elise Bant and Jeannie Paterson 8. Advisor Liability: Claims for Contribution or Reimbursement Between an Advisor and the Advisee’s Contract-Partner Sirko Harder Part 4: Comparative Perspectives 9. What are We Doing Here? The Relationship Between Negligence in General and Misstatements in English Law Christian Witting 10. Negligent Misstatement in the United States Jay M Feinman 11. Hedley Byrne : Misused, then Exiled by the Supreme Court of Canada Bruce Feldthusen 12. Liability Under Hedley Byrne for ‘Pre-Contract’ Negligent Misrepresentation: A New Zealand Perspective David McLauchlan 13. Negligent Misstatement in Australia— Resolving the Uncertain Legacy of Esanda Kit Barker

Kit Barker is Professor of Law and Ross Grantham is Professor of Commercial Law, both of the TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland. Warren Swain is Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland and Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland.

Reviews for The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller

Characterised by a comparative approach, The Law of Misstatements will be relevant to any lawyer interested in these fundamental issues of private law, even outside of the common law jurisdictions. (Translated from original French) -- ED Revue trimestrelle de droit civil What is most exciting about this volume is its demonstration of the broader debate on tort; in deconstructing one small element of tortious liability on the fringes of our accepted bounds of liability, it has rehearsed with new clarity the unrest and instability at the heart of tort jurisprudence. -- Nicholas Hoggard Journal of Professional Negligence