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==== c) Negligent Misrepresentation ====
==== c) Negligent Misrepresentation ====


Negligent misrepresentation operates in the same way as innocent misrepresentation, but it arises when the representation is made negligently  as opposed to in a completely innocent manner. As with innocent misrepresentation, the remedy is rescission. ''Hedley Bryne v Heller'' (1964),  AC 465 is one example of a case involving negligent misrepresentation.
Negligent misrepresentation operates in the same way as innocent misrepresentation, but it arises when the representation is made negligently  as opposed to in a completely innocent manner. As with innocent misrepresentation, the remedy is rescission. ''Hedley Bryne & Co Ltd v Heller and Partners Ltd'', [1961] 3 All ER 891 (HL) is one example of a case involving negligent misrepresentation.
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