| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2001] All ER (D) 273 (Oct) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Elias J |
| Representation | Antonio Bueno QC, Oliver Hyams and Paul Mitchell (instructed by Eversheds) for the claimants. |
| Cherie Booth QC, Andrew Stafford QC and Andrew Simmons QC (instructed by Hammond Suddards Edge) for the first defendant. | |
| Andrew Hillier and Stephen Wilson (instructed by Beachcroft Wansbroughs) for the second, third and fourth defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 19 October 2001 |
Catchwords
Negligence - Duty to take care - Economic loss - Employer - Employees agreeing to accept transfer by employer of their contracts of employment - Employer making false representations about employees' pension rights - Employees claiming representations induced acceptance of transfer - Whether employer under duty of care in making statements - Whether employer breaching duty.
The Case
An employer's duty to exercise due care for his employees' economic wellbeing could be applied to impose a duty to employees to take reasonable care in making statements, at least in the context of a transfer of their employment contracts to another company.
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