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Negligent Misstatement: Careless talk costs trials
Employers need to be cautious when discussing ex-employees, even outside formal references, warns Naomi Greenwood ‘The facts in McKie v Swindon College [2011] were not covered by any existing authority and the judge therefore needed to consider whether the legal principles contained in the line of authorities could be extended to a different factual situation …
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- Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] UKHL 2
- Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1963] UKHL 4
- McKie v Swindon College [2011] EWHC 469 (QB)
- Spring v Guardian Assurance [1994] UKHL 7