[2022] NZEmpC 183 Butt v Attorney-General [pdf, 372 KB]
...Response Earthquake Services Ltd v Dodds, above n 7, at [115]. 11 Wakelin v RH & EA Jackson Ltd HC Auckland A1131/83, 6 August 1984 at 8. [37] The test for whether a statement conveys a representation was summarised by the Court of Appeal in Ridgway Empire Ltd v Grant. The Court held:12 [11] Whether there has been a misrepresentation of fact is not determined merely by considering the literal meaning of the words used without regard to the context. The enquiry is what...