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Negligent certifiers should be brought to book

By: Language: English Series: Contract Journal ; 370(5950) 11 November 1993, 12(1)Publication details: 1993Subject(s): Summary: In view of the unsettled law on the recovery of economic loss for negligent misrepresentation, this article draws on Canadian experience where in "Norsk Steamship Co Ltd v Canadian National Railway Co" (1992) the courts allowed such recovery. Suggests this case may focus uncertainties following the contradictory decisions in "Anns v Merton" and "Murphy v Brentwood".
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In view of the unsettled law on the recovery of economic loss for negligent misrepresentation, this article draws on Canadian experience where in "Norsk Steamship Co Ltd v Canadian National Railway Co" (1992) the courts allowed such recovery. Suggests this case may focus uncertainties following the contradictory decisions in "Anns v Merton" and "Murphy v Brentwood".