Peek v Gurney
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1865 |
| Court | House of Lords |
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Davoren v Wootton
... ... Johnston v. Great Northern Railway CompanyUNK 26 L. R. Ir. 691. Kirk v. ToddELR 21 Ch. D. 484. Peek v. GurneyELR L. R. 13 Eq. 79; 6 H. L. 377. Peek v. GurneyELR L. R. 6 H. L. 377. Peek v. GurneyELR L. R. 6 H. L. at ... Gurney (1) ; Twy cross v. Grant (2). In cases of fraud the remedy at law does not die with the person, but the same relief shall be had against an executor ... ...
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Gross v Lewis Hillman Ltd
...that that is as far as the matter goes and you cannot carry itany further - because, as Lord Cairns said in ( Peek v. Gurney Law Reports 6 House of Lords page 411): Where are you to stop? The representation is made to A.: A. buys on the strength of it: and the fact that it goes further down......
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3 firm's commentaries
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Ruling On Issuer Liability In Secondary Market
...at large an unwarranted entitlement to appropriate expert knowledge or professional expertise for their own purposes (Peek v Gurney (1873) LR 6 HL 377; Caparo v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605). However, counsel for Taberna submitted that this case could be distinguished from one where, say, a memb......
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Disclaimers: paper shield or your best protection?
...information under the 1967 Act, and the use of disclaimers to restrict any subsequent liability. Prior case law such as Peek v Gurney (1873) LR 6 HL 377 already clarified placing material on a website alone does not create a relationship necessary to give rise to liability. In this case, ho......
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Disclaimers: Paper Shield Or Your Best Protection?
...information under the 1967 Act, and the use of disclaimers to restrict any subsequent liability. Prior case law such as Peek v Gurney (1873) LR 6 HL 377 already clarified placing material on a website alone does not create a relationship necessary to give rise to liability. In this case, ho......
1 books & journal articles
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Law and Finance in Emerging Economies: Germany and Britain 1800–1913
...besomething to connect the directors making the representation with the party complaining thathe has been deceived and injured by it’, (1873) LR 6 HL 377 at 399. In the case at hand, thecourt drew a distinction between communications made with a view to informing anyone whowas disposed to d......