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To what extent do the rules relating to negligent mis-statement help to protect the person giving information from unlimited liability?
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'A person who gives information to others runs the risk of unlimited liability, as information is likely to be spread among a large group of people, even if it was originally only given to one person' To what extent do the rules relating to negligent mis-statement help to protect the person giving information from unlimited liability? Sarah Freeman. A negligent mis-statement is defined in Law as a statement, which can be written or oral, which was issued carelessly by the defendant and relied upon by the claimant, and as a result of this information or advice the claimant suffered a loss. The initial position on negligent mis-statement was laid down in the case of Candler v Crane, Christmas and Co (1951). In this case a firm of accountants did some work for a client, they understood that their information would be considered by a third party and as a result of relying on this...
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