Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd
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Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd is a landmark 1964 House of Lords decision in English law that established the principle of liability for negligent misstatements causing pure economic loss, subject to the presence of a special relationship and effective disclaimers.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23300894 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd Context triple: [Candler v Crane, Christmas & Co, influenceOn, Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd]
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A.
Foss v Harbottle
Foss v Harbottle is an 1843 English company law case that established the rule that only a company itself, rather than individual shareholders, can sue for wrongs done to the company, subject to limited exceptions.
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B.
Barclays Bank plc v O'Brien
Barclays Bank plc v O'Brien is a leading 1993 House of Lords decision in English law that established key principles on undue influence and a bank’s duty of inquiry when taking security over a family home.
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C.
Keeble v Hickeringill
Keeble v Hickeringill is an early 18th-century English common law case famous for establishing that malicious interference with another’s lawful use of their land, such as scaring away ducks from a decoy pond, can give rise to an action for damages.
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D.
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd is a leading English Court of Appeal case on negligence and pure economic loss, noted for Lord Denning’s influential judgment limiting recovery for relational economic loss.
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E.
Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd
Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd is a leading Privy Council decision, delivered by Lord Hoffmann, that clarified the test for dishonest assistance in breach of trust within English equity and trust law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd Target entity description: Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd is a landmark 1964 House of Lords decision in English law that established the principle of liability for negligent misstatements causing pure economic loss, subject to the presence of a special relationship and effective disclaimers.
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A.
Foss v Harbottle
Foss v Harbottle is an 1843 English company law case that established the rule that only a company itself, rather than individual shareholders, can sue for wrongs done to the company, subject to limited exceptions.
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B.
Barclays Bank plc v O'Brien
Barclays Bank plc v O'Brien is a leading 1993 House of Lords decision in English law that established key principles on undue influence and a bank’s duty of inquiry when taking security over a family home.
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C.
Keeble v Hickeringill
Keeble v Hickeringill is an early 18th-century English common law case famous for establishing that malicious interference with another’s lawful use of their land, such as scaring away ducks from a decoy pond, can give rise to an action for damages.
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D.
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd is a leading English Court of Appeal case on negligence and pure economic loss, noted for Lord Denning’s influential judgment limiting recovery for relational economic loss.
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E.
Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd
Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Eurotrust International Ltd is a leading Privy Council decision, delivered by Lord Hoffmann, that clarified the test for dishonest assistance in breach of trust within English equity and trust law.
- F. None of above. chosen
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