Friday, September 27, 2013

law of negligence


Discuss the law of negligence as it would apply to a company auditor.
This will require reading the following cases in order to gain an
understanding ofthe difference between negligent acts causing physical damage and negligent statements causing economic loss. Donoghue
Stevenson [1932] AC 562 (negligent act resulting in physical injury)
Hedley Byrne& Co Ltd v Heller & Partners [1964] AC 465 (Economic
suffered as a result of negligent misstatement)
MLC & Evatt (1968) 122 CLR 556
Esanda Finance Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (1997) 188 CLR 241
Perre v Apand (1999) 198 CLR 180

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