“…mmunicated and relied upon by B, if the representor is to be taken to assume responsibility to B: see Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nazionalse del Lavoro SpA [2018] UKSC 43, [2018] 1 WLR 4041at paragraph 11 per Lord Sumption JSC. Relevant to this question will be whether the transaction is an arm’s length transaction where it is p…”
“…nother [2018] UKSC 13; [2018] 1 WLR 1190 at [24] followed in this jurisdiction by the Supreme Court in Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA [2018] UKSC 43; [2019] 1 WLR 4041(at [7])). The reference to “voluntary” assumption in Hedley Byrne (at 529 and 530) must not be taken to mean that the solicitor needs to con…”
“…In Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SP [2018] UKSC 43, [2018] 1 WLR 4041 Lord Sumption (with whom the other members of the panel agreed) stated at [12] that “the third party must irrevocably elect whether to sue t…”
“…ovided to Burlington ([2016] EWCA Civ 457). That result was recently confirmed by the Supreme Court in Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA v Playboy Club London Ltd [2018] UKSC 43. The issue in the present proceedings is whether it is an abuse of process for the Club to bring the deceit claim in a separate action commenced after it broug…”