... Courts take a restrictive approach to negligent words causing pure economic loss. This restriction is justified by Lord Pearce in Headly Byrne on the basis that " Words are more volatile than deeds, they travel fast and far afield, they are used without being expended." This restrictive approach taken by the courts will make it hard to find anyone liable for your loss. When dealing with who could be liable in this case I think it is necessary to look at the barman the solicitor and the company's auditors separately. Firstly I will look at the possibility that the barman is liable in the case Pasely v Freeman (1789) it was said that. " The tort of deceit is committed when the defendant makes a false statement to the plaintiff knowing that it is false, or reckless to its truth, with the intention that that the plaintiff acts on it. The ...

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