IRE430H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cognos, Accounting Software, Chartered Accountant
20 May 2020
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Negligent misrepresentation - during hiring process, wrongfully giving information that people rely. Not a contract story, a question of whether or not a tort has occurred (has cognos on when taking a job that isn"t true. Relates to issue of torts harmed queen in its behavior) Cognos inc - company that develops accounting software. Made to supreme court of canada (1993) Queen looking for job, cognos looking for someone like queen. Mistake he made was that he signed a contract that said he wouldn"t get a lot o f notice if he was let go. Does cognos owe queen a duty of care with respect to what the job was and how it was described and the nature of employment and the opportunity being offered. Whether cognos breached this duty of care to queen. What"s the effect of the fact of cognos and queen signing an agreement after that negligent misinformation (what would the damages be)
