WJEC/Eduqas Law for A level Book 2 Revision Guide

Chapter 1 The law of contract 1.2 Quickfire questions 1. What is misrepresentation under contract law? 2. What are the essential requirements of a misrepresentation? 3. What remedies are available for negligent misrepresentation? 4. What are the three different types of misrepresentation? 5. According to the case of Pao On v Lau Yiu Long (1980) , what must be checked before the validity of a claim of economic duress can be established by the courts? 6. What is the effect of a court finding a misrepresentation? 7. Are remedies always available for misrepresentation? 8. What happens if the statement was not made by one party of the contract to the other? 9. What is classed as a statement of fact ? 10. What is economic duress ? 24