Not notifying change of key personnel amounts to misrepresentation

FITZROY v ANGLO SWISS [2009]

The Technology and Construction Court held that failing to inform a customer of the forthcoming departure of a key team member amounted to fraudulent misrepresentation. It was also a possible breach of the duty to cooperate, which is implied into many, if not all, professional services contracts.

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