Hi, I've got a question regarding negligent misstatement in law of tort.

For negligent misstatement, in order to establish whether there is a special relationship between the plaintiff and defendant, there must be 5 key elements that needs to be fulfilled:

1. Defendant possesses a skill or expertise
2. Defendant voluntarily assumes responsibility for his statement
3. Known user
4. Known purpose
5. Reasonable reliance

Am I right till up here?

Now the question is, for the 2nd element, if there's a disclaimer, like in the Hedley Byrne v Heller case, does it means that the defendant did not voluntarily assume responsibility for his statement? Does this also means that there is no special relationship between the plaintiff and defendant because one of the element is not fulfilled? But I remember seeing that in the Hedley Byrne v Heller case, there was a special relationship between the defendant and plaintiff. I'm confused

I tried and I emailed their admin page but I did not get a reply.

Sorry for the trouble.

http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/biukovic/supplements/Hedley.htm

I find this writing quite informative.

I'm not sure of what you are asking. whether the principle of the case Hedley Byrne v Heller or the 2nd part of the key element of the negligent by tort.

If you are still not sure, refer to your lecturer.

This post has been edited by chiahau: Sep 1 2013, 01:36 PM

Thanks for that information! It seems strange that more of us Malaysians don't attempt to secure a training contract while doing their 1/2/3 years study in the UK; it's far easier to get a training contract than it is to get a pupillage and firms tend to be much more commercially-minded and recognise the advantages that a poly-lingual, well-travelled candidate could bring. They could also spend 2 years working in the UK earning far more than they would back in Malaysia (evening taking the cost of living into account).

I want to know any Bachelor of Jurisprudence students from UM here ?

I'm a UM law student but I can't find / having interaction with any BOJ students there

It's not really that popular here?

Most people here are UoL students.

Oh really ?

Maybe I should ask them myself since UoL and IPTA LLB are generally different .

To be honest, I've yet to meet any BoJ student online except for you....

I'm currently in a dilemma whether to pursue CLP at BAC or ATC. I would like to hear from people who have done their clp course in either ATC or BAC. TQ

you need my advice?

Yes, thank you.

This post has been edited by Samantha0809: Sep 12 2013, 12:57 PM

anyone studying law in aus???

I'm currently in a dilemma whether to pursue CLP at BAC or ATC. I would like to hear from people who have done their clp course in either ATC or BAC. I really need advices from anyone of you who have done CLP or people who are familiar with the 2 colleges mentioned. TQVM

This post has been edited by Samantha0809: Sep 12 2013, 08:46 PM

Where did you do your LLB???

I've made up my mind. Thanks

I just graduated with my law degree in the UK and I am now a BPTC student. I am very upset now. I wonder if choosing the BPTC is a better choice over the CLP since even if we pass the BPTC we still have to come back to Malaysia to practice and other countries like Hong Kong and Singapore only recognise their own Bar Examination.

Can someone enlighten me please?

Can you practice in the UK after your BPTC ? Have you considered doing your Solicitor's course over in the UK instead ? Thanks.

Not really?

If he gets a training contract or a job there, I think no issues.

The issue is, it's hard to get job there now.

Taking CLP in BAC or ATC is equally same. Still depends a lot on the individual effort. This is the truth.

I don't get it. Why are you upset? You want to practice in Singapore or Hong Kong? What do you want us to enlighten you on?