ABSTRACT
Where one party to a contract enters into that contract by reason of a misrepresentation made by the other party to the contract, the representee’s consent that underlies the concluded contract will have been undermined by the misinformation provided by the representor. In such circumstances, at the very least, the representee may be entitled to set aside the contract, provided that the misrepresentation is material and the representee was sufficiently induced by the misrepresentation to enter into the contract. The representee may have additional remedies having regard to the degree to which the representor was blameworthy in making the misrepresentation.
