La3 Law Question - Misrepresentation

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In the light of reported case law and other sources of law, advise Joanne as to whether there was a misrepresentation. Misrepresentation occurs when a statement which is meant to be taken as fact, is actually false. Joanne is a victim of misrepresentation after she was sold a book by Harold defined as a ‘first edition’ for £1,500, she found out years later that the book was not a first edition. In this assignment I shall go further into depth into the concept of misrepresentation, whether Harold was to blame (In the case facts Harold was sold the book originally as a first edition, however he knew the car boot sale was notorious for selling fake first editions) and finally what are the legal options Joanne has and is she entitled to compensation. There are four different types of misrepresentation – Fraudulent, negligent, innocent and misrepresentation under the Misrepresentation Act 1967. Fraudulent misrepresentation occurs when an individual knowingly and deliberately makes a false statement which is intended to entice (in this instance) the customer. Negligent misrepresentation occurs when someone makes a statement which they have reasonable grounds to believe is true, but is found to be untrue due to their lack of effort or sloppiness to keep up with the statements reliability. Innocent misrepresentation happens when a party makes a statement which they fully believe to be true and have made reasonable steps to acquire their knowledge, however the statement is untrue; In the case of Leaf v International Art Galleries 1950 Leaf bought a painting from International Art Galleries to find five years later that the painting was a fake, however it was such a good fake that International Galleries was none the wiser and sold the painting as an original and the court held that International Art selling the painting was an innocent misrepresentation. The

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