Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd
English tort case on economic loss from negligent misstatements / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465 is an English tort law case on economic loss in English tort law resulting from a negligent misstatement. Prior to the decision, the notion that a party may owe another a duty of care for statements made in reliance had been rejected,[1] with the only remedy for such losses being in contract law.[2] The House of Lords overruled the previous position, in recognising liability for pure economic loss not arising from a contractual relationship, applying to commercial negligence the principle of "assumption of responsibility".[3]
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Hedley Byrne v Heller | |
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Court | House of Lords |
Decided | 28 May 1963 |
Citation(s) | [1964] AC 465, [1963] 2 All ER 575, [1963] 3 WLR 101, [1963] UKHL 4 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Lord Reid, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest, Lord Hodson, Lord Devlin and Lord Pearce |
Keywords | |
negligent misrepresentation, assumption of responsibility |
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