Kidd v. Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc, Allied Dunbar Assurance plc [1999] EWHC QB 184 (15th December, 1999)

Kidd v. Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc, Allied Dunbar Assurance plc [1999] EWHC QB 184 (15th December, 1999)

The First Defendant did not provide information that was misleading or negligently given in the reference, and was not under a duty to provide a full and comprehensive reference. The Claimant failed to establish that the reference was materially misleading or negligently provided.

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Citation
[1999] EWHC QB 184
Parties
Claimant: Richard Andrew Kidd; 1st Defendant: Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc; 2nd Defendant: Allied Dunbar Assurance plc
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Procedural Posture
Civil / Trial Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Duty of Care in References, Negligence in Employment References, Misleading Information in References
Tort Law Contract Law Employment Law Duty of Care in References Negligence in Employment References Misleading Information in References

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Parties

Richard Andrew Kidd

Claimant

Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc

1st Defendant

Allied Dunbar Assurance plc

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Trial Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the First Defendant owed a duty of care to the Claimant when providing a reference
  2. 2 Whether the reference provided was misleading or negligently given
  3. 3 Whether there was a duty to provide a full and comprehensive reference

Ratio Decidendi

The First Defendant did not provide information that was misleading or negligently given in the reference, and was not under a duty to provide a full and comprehensive reference. The Claimant failed to establish that the reference was materially misleading or negligently provided.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed

Orders

  • Judgment for the First Defendant
  • Claim against the First Defendant dismissed