- Followed — David McClean & Ors. v Andrew Thornhill KC 2023-04-28
“…ll did not assume responsibility to them in giving his advice. The judge followed the assumption of responsibility approach stemming from Hedley Byrne v Heller [1964] AC 465 at 503 and set out by Lord Wilson in NRAM. His essential reasoning was as follows.…”
- Cited — Vadim Don Benyatov v Credit Suisse (Securities) Europe Ltd 2023-02-17
“…[1964] AC 465…”
- Cited — HXA v Surrey County Council 2022-08-31
“…[1964] AC 465, he continued (at paragraph 68):…”
- Cited — Andrew James Barclay-Watt & Ors. v Alpha Panareti Public Limited & Anor. 2022-08-19
“…ut it is liability for a tort arising out of a relationship memorably described by Lord Devlin in the leading case of Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners [1964] AC 465 at page 529 as “equivalent to contract, that is, where there is an assumption of responsibility in circumstances in which, but for the absence of consideration…”
- Followed — Spire Property Development LLP & Anor. v Withers LLP 2022-07-19
“…here is no retainer, different considerations arise. The concept of assumption of responsibility as identified in Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465 (“Hedley Byrne”) remains the foundation of the tortious liability (see NRAM plc v Steeland another [2018] UKSC 13; [2018] 1 WLR 1190 at [24] followed in this j…”
- Cited — Youngsam, R (on the application of) v The Parole Board & Anor 2019-02-27
“…The second example is Hedley Byrne & Co v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465, where all the law lords agreed that there could in certain circumstances be liability in tort for a negligent misrepresentation by the defendant on which the …”
- Cited — Seddon v Driver And Vehicle Licensing Agency 2019-01-28
“…Leading cases in relation to assumption of responsibility include Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465; Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Ltd [1995] 2 AC 145 and Customs & Excise Commissioners v Barclays Bank Plc.…”
- Applied — Property Alliance Group Ltd v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc 2018-03-02
“…that this rendered RBS liable for negligent misstatement in accordance with the classic statement of principle in Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465 as analysed and applied in the Bankers Trust case.…”