CHAPTER EIGHT MISREPRESENTATION A misrepresentation is an untrue statement‚ which induces the other party to enter into the contract. A misrepresentation may be fraudulent‚ negligent misstatement‚ or wholly innocent. The applicable remedy depends on the nature of the misrepresentation. In order for a representation to amount to an actionable misrepresentation it must be: a) false; b) one of fact as oppose to intention‚ opinion‚ or law; c) The statement must be addressed to the party who
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Ethical Misrepresentation One might argue that misrepresentation of academic credentials as demonstrated by Marilee Jones‚ the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lewin‚ 2007) and a lie are not the same thing. She knowingly falsified information and suppressed it for several years; this is an ethical misrepresentation of epic proportions. When people misrepresent skill sets or academic accomplishments to achieve certain goals‚ they chose to play an ethical game of
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In a December 28‚ 2016‚ Minnesota Supreme Court Ruled that an employer can deny a former employee unemployment benefits if their termination resulted from a misrepresentation on their job application. In a MPR News article‚ Bob Collins recounts the story of Nina Wilson‚ a woman who worked at a mortgage services company before she was fired for lying about her educational level. After five months of employment‚ the company issued a background check of Wilson and found no evidence that she had ever
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in July 2011 by the press industry representative body‚ Print Media South Africa and the South African National Editors Forum in order to set up a suitable regulatory media system for South Africa (Press Freedom Commission‚ 2012: 1). The Press Freedom Commission that was held earlier this year assessed all measures concerning co-regulation‚ self-regulation‚ independent regulation and state regulation so as to ensure that the media is accountable to the public that they serve and similarly to ensure
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Raylene Guidry Matriarchal Misrepresentation Judy Brady’s essay‚ “I Want a Wife” was first published in Ms. Magazine in 1971 in support of the feminist movement; initially the essay was written in the hopes that it would create public awareness of the unfair expectations created by the wife stereotype. During the 1970’s American popular culture‚ women seemed to have no identity besides that of being a family caretaker
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Misrepresentation A false statement made to induce a party to enter into a contract. Misprepresentation -- if proved -- renders a contract voidable (see: VoidableContract). Three (perhaps four) factors must be established to succeed in a claim of mispresentation. (i) there must be an unambiguous false statement of existing fact (or perhaps law); (ii) it must be addressed to the party misled; (iii) it must induce the contract; (iv) (perhaps) it must be material‚ that is‚ one which would induce a
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Introduction to Business Law- Assignment 1B Advise TLC Ltd. as to any possible action they may have for misrepresentation against answer Ltd. _____________________________________________________________________ Treitel in The Law of Contract (2003) defines a contract as: “An agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law. The factor which distinguishes contractual from other legal obligations is that they are based on the agreement of the contracting
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from different types of media. In the United States‚ law enforcement agencies argue that their work is greatly affected by the misrepresentation made by the electronic‚ print‚ and social media (Colbran‚ 2014). They fear that in the contemporary world‚ social media platforms such as YouTube‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter are negatively affecting their work and playing a major role in the rising cases of violence across the country. The misrepresentation of law enforcement by media has been termed as the biggest
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regarding the purchase of a sandwich shop‚ it seems that the most likely action is that of misrepresentation. A misrepresentation is defined at common law as "a statement of fact made by one party to the other party‚ which is false. While not necessarily forming a term of the contract‚ is yet one of the main reasons which induces the one party to enter into the contract" and is supported by the Misrepresentation Act 1967. From the facts of the case according to Grab‚ it seems that he is unhappy about
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Misrepresentation of Mental Illnesses by Television Media To eliminate the partial representation of mental illnesses‚ television media needs to focus on all sides of this illness. The media needs to show that attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a legitimate disorder with effective treatments. At least one in four families in the U.S. is affected by mental illnesses. Unfortunately there is no cure for this range of illnesses‚ which have been around for thousands of years. Of
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