S/L/12. Contract law - misrepresentation

Misrepresentation can be defined as a false statement of fact, made pre-contractually by the representor, with a view to inducing the representee to enter into the contract. The statement must have been intended to be acted upon and must actually induce the other party to enter into the contract. The courts have adopted the opinion that the greater the expertise of the representor the more likely the representation will be viewed as being a statement of fact as in the case of Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465