Privity of contract, in the famous words of Viscount Haldane LC in the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre case, is the principle that ‘only a person who is a party to a contract can sue on it’. For an idea that ...

Conclusion The lack of contractual privity does not necessarily preclude claims for professional negligence or negligent misrepresentation. Absent privity of contract, parties may still survive a ...