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Representation:
Mr Timothy Pitt-Payne instructed by Legal Services Department of MPS for the Appellant, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Mr Gavin Millar QC and Mr Anthony Hudson instructed by Russell, Jones & Walker for Mr Lennon, the Respondent
Authority for the proposition that:-
an employer who takes on himself responsibility for giving financial advice to an employee is under a duty to take reasonable care in giving of that advice
See Implied terms in employment contracts/duties of employer and/or Vicarious liability for relevant general notes.
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prepared Sept2004.