Law of Misstatements

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.

• Part 1: Issues1. Hedley Byrne v Heller : Issues at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Kit BarkerPart 2: History, Concepts and Theory2. Hedley Byrne v Heller in Australia: ‘Never has there been such a Judicial Jamboree ’ Warren Swain3. The Assumption of Responsibility Andrew Robertson and Julia Wang4. The Basis of the Hedley Byrne Action Allan Beever5. The Curious Incident of the Dog that did Bark in the Night-Time: What Mischief does Hedley Byrne v Heller Correct? David CampbellPart 3: Intersections and Distributions of Liability6. Equity as Tort? Paul Finn7. Limitations on Defendant Liability for Misleading or Deceptive Conduct Under Statute: Some Insights fromNegligent Misstatement Elise Bant and Jeannie Paterson8. Advisor Liability: Claims for Contribution or Reimbursement Between an Advisor and the Advisee’s Contract-Partner Sirko HarderPart 4: Comparative Perspectives9. What are We Doing Here? The Relationship Between Negligence in General and Misstatements in English Law Christian Witting10. Negligent Misstatement in the United States Jay M Feinman11. Hedley Byrne : Misused, then Exiled by the Supreme Court of Canada Bruce Feldthusen12. Liability Under Hedley Byrne for ‘Pre-Contract’Negligent Misrepresentation: A New Zealand Perspective David McLauchlan13. Negligent Misstatement in Australia— Resolving the Uncertain Legacy of Esanda Kit Barker

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)